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Eodictyonella ✝
| Description | Eodictyonella is a genus of brachiopod. Very similar, and once proposed as synonymous with, Eichwaldia Billings 1858. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eodictyonella, 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 : Chileata : Dictyonellida : Eichwaldiidae : Eodictyonella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Eodictyonella Wright, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Journal of Paleontology 68 (4), July | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 409 - 392 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Chileata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | minor ribbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, S. J. Carlson, and C. H. C. Brunton, L. E. Holmer, L. E. Popov, M. Mergl, J. R. Laurie, M. G. Bassett, L. R. M. Cocks, J.-Y. Rong, S. S. Lazarev, R. E. Grant, P. R. Racheboeuf, Y.-G. Jin, B. R. Wardlaw, D. A. T. Harper, A. D. Wright, M. 2000. Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eodictyonella |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dictyonella capewellii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 433 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Dictyonella coralifera ✝ species | homotypic synonym (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Dictyonella gibbosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 427 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Dictyonella planicola ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Dictyonella reticulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Eodictyonella capewellii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 443 Ma Silurian | 428 Ma Silurian | |
| Eodictyonella coralifera ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Eodictyonella gibbosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eodictyonella planicola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eodictyonella reticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1868 | Dictyonella Hall |
| 1974 | Dictyonella Bassett and Cocks |
| 1981 | Dictyonella Wright |
| 1994 | Eodictyonella Wright |
| 2000 | Eodictyonella Williams et al. p. 200 |
| 2002 | Dictyonella Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2011 | Eodictyonella Rubel |
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!
