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Oymurania ✝
Description | Oymurania is an organophosphatic Cambrian small shelly fossil interpreted as a stem-group Brachiopod. It consists of a pair of Micrina-like shells that broadly follow a logarithmic coiling trajectory with a high rate of expansion. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oymurania, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Oymurania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Oymurania Kouchinsky et al., 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Kouchinsky, L. E. Holmer, and M. Steiner, G. T. Ushatinskaya. 2015. The new stem-group brachiopod Oymurania from the lower Cambrian of Siberia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oymurania |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Oymurania gravestocki ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2015 | Oymurania Kouchinsky et al. p. 3 |
References
Kouchinsky A., Holmer L. E., et al (2015) The new stem-group brachiopod Oymurania from the lower Cambrian of Siberia, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 doi:10.4202/app.00037.2013 |
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!