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Palaeobolus

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4864330https://www.gbif.org/species/4864330
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)26387https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26387
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Palaeobolus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyObolidaeKing 1846
subfamilyObolinaeKing 1846
genusPalaeobolusMatthew 1899
Scientific NamePalaeobolus Matthew, 1899
Name Published InBull. Soc. N. Brunswick, (N. S.) 4
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Palaeobolusgenusbelongs to Obolinaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2000
Palaeobolusgenusbelongs to Lingulidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance485 - 479 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Obolidae)
Visionblind (based on Lingulata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Obolidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Lingulida)
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

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Palaeobolus liantuoensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
9520 Ma
Cambrian
516 Ma
Cambrian

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Palaebolus Goryansky, 1960GBIFgenusAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Palaebolus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2000Palaeobolus Williams et al. p. 50
2002Palaeobolus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
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
Bull. Soc. N. Brunswick, (N. S.) 4 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
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