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Desquamatia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Desquamatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Desquamatia Alekseeva, 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 131 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 439 - 431 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 380 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Atrypida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Atrypida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Desquamatia (Independatrypa) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 37 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Desquamatia (Seratrypa) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 382 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Desquamatia (Synatrypa) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Desquamatia costata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Desquamatia khavae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Desquamatia pectinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Desquamatia refrathensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Desquamatia shroeteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Carinatinella | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Carinatinella |
| Synatrypa | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Synatrypa |
| Peshiatrypa | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Peshiatrypa |
| Tenuiatrypa | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Tenuiatrypa |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1960 | Desquamatia Alekseeva |
| 2002 | Carinatinella Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Desquamatia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Peshiatrypa Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Synatrypa Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Tenuiatrypa Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Desquamatia Williams et al. p. 1413 |
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!
