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Glossothyropsis ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Notothyrididae : Glossothyropsis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Glossothyropsis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 296 - 290 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Terebratulida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Terebratulida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Glossothyropsis carinata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Glossothyropsis cryptacanthoides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Glossothyropsis immatura ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Glossothyropsis juvenis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Glossothyropsis magna ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Glossothyropsis polita ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Glossothyropsis rectangulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 272 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Glossothyropsis robusta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 272 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Glossothyropsis sinuata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 296 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Glossothyropsis superba ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Glossothyropsis Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Glossothyropsis Williams et al. p. 2027 |
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!