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Philomedidae
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Myodocopida : Philomedidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Philomedidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (60%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | hypersaline,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Ostracoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Ostracoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Myodocopida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder, detritivore (based on Myodocopida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Ostracoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. S. Kornicker and I. G. Sohn. 2000. Myodocopid Ostracoda from the Late Permian of Greece and a basic classification for Paleozoic and Mesozoic Myodocopida. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 91:1-33 |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Philomedinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 0 Ma Extant | |
Anarthron genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Angulorostrum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Euphilomedes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Harbansus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Igene genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paramekodon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraphilomedes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Philomedes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pleoschisma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudophilomedes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scleroconcha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Streptoleberis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tetragonodon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Zeugophilomedes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1912 | Philomedidae Mueller |
2000 | Philomedidae Kornicker and Sohn p. 18 |
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!