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Nocturnellia ✝

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)26878https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26878
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : Nocturnellia
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
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familyDraboviidaeHavlicek 1950
subfamilyDraboviinaeHavlicek 1950
genusNocturnellia
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Nocturnelliagenusbelongs to Draboviinaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2000
Nocturnelliagenusbelongs to Orthidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance479 - 470 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance466 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Draboviidae)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Draboviidae)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
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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Nocturnellia praedux ✝
species		listed (PBDB)1466 Ma
Middle Ordovician		466 Ma
Middle Ordovician

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2000Nocturnellia Williams et al. p. 831
2002Nocturnellia 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
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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