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Ahtiella ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Taffiidae : Ahtiella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Ahtiella Öpik, 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Acta Comm. Univ. Tartu, A, 23 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 478 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 464 - 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Strophomenida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Strophomenida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Öpik. 1932. Über die Plectellinen. Eesti Vabariigi Tartu Ülikooli Toimetused\r\n\r\n |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ahtiella arenaria ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Ahtiella argentina ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Ahtiella baltica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Ahtiella concava ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Ahtiella jaanussoni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Ahtiella lirata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Ahtiella oelandica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Ahtiella paucirugosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Ahtiella plana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Ahtiella tunaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ahtiella zarelae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1932 | Ahtiella Öpik |
| 2000 | Ahtiella Williams et al. p. 310 |
| 2002 | Ahtiella 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!
