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Scaphelasma ✝
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Scaphelasmatidae : Scaphelasma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Scaphelasma Cooper, 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Smithson. Misc. Collns 127 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Acrotretida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Lingulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Acrotretida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | minor ribbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Scaphelasma afflata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Scaphelasma anomalatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Scaphelasma bukowkense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Scaphelasma lamellosum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Scaphelasma mica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Scaphelasma pussillum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Scaphelasma scutula ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Scaphelasma septatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 485 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Scaphelasma subquadratum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Scaphelasma tumidatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1956 | Scaphelasma Cooper |
1986 | Scaphelasma Holmer |
1989 | Scaphelasma Holmer |
2000 | Scaphelasma Popov |
2000 | Scaphelasma Williams et al. p. 122 |
2002 | Scaphelasma Sepkoski, Jr. |
2011 | Scaphelasma Hansen and Holmer |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!