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Trimerelloidea ✝
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Rank | superfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Trimerellida : Trimerelloidea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 466 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 426 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Trimerellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Trimerellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Craniata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Trimerellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Trimerellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, S. J. Carlson, and C. H. C. Brunton, L. E. Holmer, L. E. Popov, M. Mergl, J. R. Laurie, M. G. Bassett, L. R. M. Cocks, J.-Y. Rong, S. S. Lazarev, R. E. Grant, P. R. Racheboeuf, Y.-G. Jin, B. R. Wardlaw, D. A. T. Harper, A. D. Wright, M. 2000. Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Adensuidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Trimerellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 108 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 426 Ma Silurian | |
Ussuniidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1872 | Trimerelloidea Davidson and King |
2000 | Trimerelloidea Williams et al. p. 185 |
References
Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919 |
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!