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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4869740	https://www.gbif.org/species/4869740
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	26986	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26986

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Saukrodictyidae : Saukrodictya

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Orthida	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
suborder	Dalmanellidina	Moore 1952
superfamily	Enteletoidea	Waagen 1884
family	Saukrodictyidae	Wright 1964
genus	Saukrodictya	Wright 1964

Scientific Name

Saukrodictya Wright, 1964

Name Published In

Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Geol.) 9

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Saukrodictya	genus	belongs to Saukrodictyidae	stated with evidence	Wright, 1964
Saukrodictya	genus	belongs to Orthida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Saukrodictya	genus	belongs to Saukrodictyidae	stated with evidence	Rubel, 2011

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

461 - 456 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

441 - 433 Ma
Silurian

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Orthida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Orthida)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).

Taphonomy

minor folds, minor ribbing

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
Saukrodictya hibernica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Saukrodictya oblongatopora species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Saukrodictya philipi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Saukrodictya porosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Saukrodictya reticula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Saukrodictya rotundopora species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Saukrodictya thynashanica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Saukrodictya tormoensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Saukrodictya wrighti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1964	Saukrodictya Wright
1968	Oleorthis Havlicek p. 124
2000	Saukrodictya Williams et al. p. 839
2002	Oleorthis Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Saukrodictya Sepkoski, Jr.
2011	Saukrodictya Rubel

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Wright A. D. (1964) The Fauna of the Potrane Limestone, II, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 9 6, 157-256

Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919

Rubel M. (2011) Silurian brachiopods Dictyonellida, Strophomenida, Productida, Orthotetida, Protorthida and Orthida from Estonia, Fossilia Baltica 4, 1-65

Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Geol.) 9 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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!

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