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Eostrophonella ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophonellidae : Eostrophonella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Eostrophonella (Williams, 1950) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 456 - 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Strophomenida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Strophomenida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Eostrophonella antiqua ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Eostrophonella davidsoni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 439 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
Eostrophonella eothen ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
Eostrophonella polita ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Eostrophonella semiovalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 441 Ma Silurian | |
Strophonella polita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1950 | Eostrophonella Williams p. 67 |
1951 | Strophonella (Eostrophonella) Williams p. 127 |
2000 | Eostrophonella Williams et al. p. 302 |
2002 | Eostrophonella Sepkoski, Jr. |
2004 | Eostrophonella Musteikis and Cocks |
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!