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Pennospiriferinidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Pennospiriferinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pennospiriferinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 323 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 183 - 174 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Spiriferinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spiriferinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, C. H. C. Brunton, and SJ Carlson, PG Baker, JL Carter, GB Curry, AS Dagys, R. Gourvennec, HF Hou, YG Jin, JG Johnson, DE Lee, DI MacKinnon, PR Racheboeuf, TN Smirnova, DL Sun. 2006. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5:1689-2320 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pennospiriferininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 60 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Punctospirellinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 270 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Arionthia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 55 | 290 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Callospiriferina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 49 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Laioporella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Pennospiriferina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Punctospirella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Xestotrema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 128 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1972 | Pennospiriferinidae Dagys |
| 2006 | Pennospiriferinidae Williams et al. p. 1924 |
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!
