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Cirpa ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Wellerellidae : Cirpa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Cirpa De Gregorio, 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Ann. Géol. Paléont., Palermo, 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 165 - 161 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Rhynchonellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rhynchonellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Cirpa borissiaki ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Cirpa briseis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Cirpa fromontae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Cirpa fronto ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Cirpa himalaica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Cirpa kiragliae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Cirpa langi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Cirpa planifrons ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Cirpa slovenica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Cirpa subcostellata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Cirpa subfurcillata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Cirpa variabilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1930 | Cirpa De Gregorio |
2002 | Cirpa Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Cirpa Williams et al. p. 1263 |
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!