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Kiaeromena (Kiaeromena) ✝
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Rank | subgenus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Kiaeromena : Kiaeromena (Kiaeromena) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 456 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Rafinesquinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rafinesquinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | minor ribbing (based on Kiaeromena) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | L.R.M. Cocks. 2005. Strophomenate Brachiopods from the late Ordovician Boda Limestone of Sweden: their systematics and implications for palaeogeography. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3:243-282 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Kiaeromena (Kiaeromena) grandis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Kiaeromena (Kiaeromena) harperi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Kiaeromena (Kiaeromena) kjerulfi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Kiaeromena (Kiaeromena) ungula ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1957 | Kiaeromena (Kiaeromena) Spjeldnaes |
References
Cocks L.R.M. (2005) Strophomenate Brachiopods from the late Ordovician Boda Limestone of Sweden: their systematics and implications for palaeogeography, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3, 243-282 |
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!