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Trimerellida
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Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Trimerellida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 466 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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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Trimerelloidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 109 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 426 Ma Silurian | |
Adensu ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2000 | Trimerellida Williams et al. p. 184 |
2002 | Trimerellida Sepkoski, Jr. |
2008 | Trimerellida Kiessling |
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!