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⇱ Dalmanella sculpta

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8625149https://www.gbif.org/species/8625149
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)307194https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=307194
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Dalmanella : Dalmanella sculpta
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Dalmanella : Dalmanella sculpta
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
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyDalmanellidaeSchuchert 1913
genusDalmanellaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesDalmanella sculptaCooper 1956
Generic NameDalmanella
Scientific NameDalmanella sculpta Cooper, 1956
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Dalmanella sculptaspeciesbelongs to Dalmanellastated with evidenceCooper, 1956
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance461 - 454 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance445 - 443 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Dalmanella)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Dalmanella)
Taphonomythin,minor ribbing, minor spines, minor internal reinforcement (based on Dalmanella)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. I. Mitchell. 1977. The Ordovician Brachiopoda from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone. The Palaeontographical Society Monographs 130(545):1-138

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1956Dalmanella sculpta Cooper

References

Mitchell W. I. (1977) The Ordovician Brachiopoda from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, The Palaeontographical Society Monographs 130 545, 1-138
W. I. Mitchell (1977) The Ordovician Brachiopoda from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone: The Palaeontographical Society Monographs 545: 1--138 - via Catalogue of Life
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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