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Monticulifera ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Monticuliferidae : Monticulifera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Monticulifera Muir-Wood & Cooper, 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Mem. Geol. Soc. Am. 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Productidina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Productidina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Monticulifera baishagouensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Monticulifera cassidula ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Monticulifera convexa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Monticulifera costella ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Monticulifera filosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Monticulifera hechuanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Monticulifera hunanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Monticulifera minor ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Monticulifera minuta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Monticulifera minzhongensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Monticulifera sinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 279 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Monticulifera yangjiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1960 | Monticulifera Muir-Wood and Cooper |
2000 | Monticulifera Williams et al. p. 536 |
2002 | Monticulifera 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!