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Oepikina

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4866524https://www.gbif.org/species/4866524
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)27699https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=27699
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Oepikina
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
subfamilyFurcitellinaeWilliams 1965
genusOepikinaSalmon 1942
Scientific NameOepikina Salmon, 1942
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Oepikinagenusbelongs to Strophomenidaestated with evidenceAlikhova, 1953
Oepikinagenusbelongs to Strophomenidaestated without evidenceMacomber, 1970
Oepikinagenusbelongs to Oepikinaestated with evidenceMitchell, 1977
Oepikinagenusbelongs to Furcitellinaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2000
Oepikinagenusbelongs to Strophomenidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Oepikinagenusbelongs to Furcitellinaestated with evidenceJakobsen et al., 2014
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)11
Extant Size (PBDB)2 (18%)
First Recorded Appearance470 - 461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Motilitystationary (based on Strophomenida)
Visionblind (based on Strophomenata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Strophomenida)
Ecospace CommentsBODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).
Taphonomyminor ribbing
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. S. Salmon. 1942. Mohawkian Rafinesquinae. Journal of Paleontology 16(5):564-603

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Oepikina anijana
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
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Oepikina banksi โœ
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2466 Ma
Middle Ordovician
466 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Oepikina inquassa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Oepikina lata โœ
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10452 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
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Oepikina limbrata โœ
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
17450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
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Oepikina minnesotensis โœ
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
63461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
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Oepikina pergibbosa โœ
species
listed (PBDB)3461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
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Oepikina septata โœ
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
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Oepikina speciosa โœ
species
listed (PBDB)5461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
461 Ma
Middle Ordovician

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1942Opikina Salmon pp. 589 - 591
1953Oepikina Alikhova
1970Oepikina Macomber p. 441
1977Oepikina Mitchell
2000Oepikina Williams et al. p. 233
2002Oepikina Sepkoski, Jr.
2002Oepikinella Sepkoski, Jr.
2014Oepikina Jakobsen et al.
2015Oepikina Congreve et al.

References

Salmon E. S. (1942) Mohawkian Rafinesquinae, Journal of Paleontology 16 5, 564-603
Alikhova T. N. (1953) Rukovodyashchaya fauna brakhiopod ordovikskikh otlozhenij severo-sapadnoy chasti russkoj platformy, Trudy Vsesoyusnogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Geologicheskogo Instituta (VSEBEI) Ministerstva Geologichestii i Okhrany NEDR, 1-127
Macomber R. W. (1970) Articulate Brachiopods from the Upper Bighorn Formation (Late Ordovician) of Wyoming, Journal of Paleontology 44 3, 416-450
Mitchell W. I. (1977) The Ordovician Brachiopoda from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, The Palaeontographical Society Monographs 130 545, 1-138
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
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Jakobsen K. G., Brock G. A., et al (2014) Brachiopods associated with stromatoporoid mounds from the Middle to Upper Ordovician Cashions Creek Limestone, Tasmania, Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 45 45, 249-265
Congreve C. R., Krug A. Z., et al (2015) Phylogenetic revision of the Strophomenida, a diverse and ecologically important Palaeozoic brachiopod order, Palaeontology 58 4, 743-758 doi:10.1111/pala.12177
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
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - 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
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