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Siphonotretidae ✝
Description | Siphonotretida is an extinct order of Brachiopoda, comprising the sole superfamily Siphonotretoidea, itself containing the sole family Siphonotretidae. They are thought to be most closely related to the Lingulellotretidae or dysoristids. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonotretidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Siphonotretida : Siphonotretidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Siphonotretidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Lingulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | L.E. Popov, L.E. Holmer, and JF Miller. 2002. Lingulate brachiopods from the Cambrian-Ordovician boundary beds of Utah. Journal of Paleontology 76(2):211-228 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonotretidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Acanthamboniinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Schizamboninae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Acanthambonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 34 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Alichovia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Celdobolus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Cyrbasiotreta ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Eosiphonotreta ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 41 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Helmersenia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Karnotreta ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Mesotreta ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Multispinula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Nushbiella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Oaxaquiatreta ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 499 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Orbaspina ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Quasithambonia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Schizambon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 38 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Siphonobolus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Siphonotreta ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Siphonotretella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1848 | Siphonotretidae Kutorga |
1963 | Siphonotretidae Wright |
1986 | Siphonotretidae Holmer |
1987 | Siphonotretidae Popov and Nolvak |
1989 | Siphonotretidae Holmer |
1993 | Siphonotretidae Puura and Holmer |
2000 | Siphonotretidae Williams et al. p. 139 |
2002 | Siphonotretidae Popov et al. p. 221 |
2011 | Siphonotretidae 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!