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Macrocoelia insolita ✝

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	391824	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=391824

Rank

species (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Macrocoelia insolita	species	belongs to Macrocoelia	stated with evidence	Nikitina, 1985

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

466 - 450 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

466 - 450 Ma
Ordovician

Motility

stationary (based on Rafinesquinidae)

Vision

blind (based on Strophomenata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Rafinesquinidae)

Taphonomy

minor ribbing, minor internal reinforcement (based on Colaptomena)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

O. I. Nikitina. 1985. A new brachiopod association from the Middle Ordovician of Southern Kazakhstan. Paleontological Journal 1985(4):31-40

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1985	Macrocoelia insolita Nikitina pp. 38 - 40

Nikitina O. I. (1985) A new brachiopod association from the Middle Ordovician of Southern Kazakhstan, Paleontological Journal 1985 4, 31-40

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!