| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Megathyrididae : Argyrotheca : Argyrotheca microscopica |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Megathyrididae : Argyrotheca : Argyrotheca microscopica |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Argyrotheca |
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| Scientific Name | Argyrotheca microscopica (von Schlotheim, 1813) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Argyrotheca microscopica | species | belongs to Terebratulites | stated with evidence | von Schlotheim, 1813 | | Argyrotheca microscopica | species | belongs to Argyrotheca | stated with evidence | Simon, 1998 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Megathyrididae) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Megathyrididae) |
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| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Simon. 1998. Maastrichtian brachiopods from Ciply: palaeoecological and stratigraphical significance. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 68:181-232 |
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Argyrotheca microscopica ✝
