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Stringocephalus ✝
Description | Stringocephalus is an extinct genus of large brachiopods; between 388.1 to 376.1 million years old they are usually found as fossils in Devonian marine rocks. Several forms of the genus are known; they may be found in western North America, northern Europe (especially Poland), Asia and the Canning Basin of Western Australia. Several different types are known; they share a well-developed, curved structure shaped like a beak. Some of the largest specimens discovered to date have been found in China. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringocephalus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Stringocephalidae : Stringocephalus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Stringocephalus Defrance, 1825 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | in Blainville, Man. malac.: 511 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 393 - 388 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringocephalus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Stringocephalus burtini ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 29 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Stringocephalus nevadensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Stringocephalus perakensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Stringocephale Defrance, 1825 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Stringocephalidae : Stringocephale |
Strygocephalus Defrance, 1827 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Stringocephalidae : Strygocephalus |
Strigocephalus Sowerby, 1839 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Stringocephalidae : Strigocephalus |
Strigocephalus Defrance, 1827 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Stringocephalidae : Strigocephalus |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Stringocephalus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Stringocephalus Williams et al. p. 2000 |
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!