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Siphonotreta ✝
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/Siphonotreta, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Siphonotretida : Siphonotretidae : Siphonotreta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Siphonotreta Verneuil, 1845 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | in Murchison, V. & K., Geol. Russia, 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonotreta |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Siphonotreta americana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Siphonotreta curta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Siphonotreta dubia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonotreta minnesotensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonotreta tertia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Syphonotreta Rouillier & Vossinsky, 1847 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Siphonotretida : Siphonotretidae : Syphonotreta |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2000 | Siphonotreta Williams et al. p. 139 |
2002 | Siphonotreta Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!