| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Protoleptostrophia : Protoleptostrophia perplana |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Protoleptostrophia : Protoleptostrophia perplana |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Protoleptostrophia |
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| Scientific Name | Protoleptostrophia perplana (Conrad, 1839) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Protoleptostrophia perplana | species | belongs to Strophomena | stated without evidence | Conrad, 1839 | | Protoleptostrophia perplana | species | belongs to Strophodonta | stated with evidence | Hall, 1867 | | Protoleptostrophia perplana | species | belongs to Leptostrophia | stated without evidence | Clarke, 1903 | | Protoleptostrophia perplana | species | belongs to Protoleptostrophia | stated with evidence | Caster, 1939 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 372 - 359 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian |
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| Motility | stationary (based on Leptostrophiidae) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Leptostrophiidae) |
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| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. L. Ellison. 1965. Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Mahantango Formation in south-central Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Geological Survey Bulletin G48 |
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| Ellison R. L. (1965) Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Mahantango Formation in south-central Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Geological Survey Bulletin G48, 1-298 |
| Hall J. Natural History of New York, Palaeontology: Containing descriptions and figures of the fossil Brachiopoda of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung Groups, Geological Survey of New York 4 1, 1-428 |
| Schuchert C. A synopsis of American fossil Brachiopoda, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 87 |
| Caster K. E. (1939) A Devonian fauna from Colombia, Bulletins of American Paleontology 24 83, 1-218 |
| R. L. Ellison (1965) Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Mahantango Formation in south-central Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey Bulletin G48: 1--298 - via Catalogue of Life |
Protoleptostrophia perplana ✝
