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Schizophoria tani ✝

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8536887https://www.gbif.org/species/8536887
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)250705https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=250705
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria : Schizophoria tani
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria : Schizophoria tani
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
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familySchizophoriidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusSchizophoriaKing 1850
speciesSchizophoria taniHuang 1933
Generic NameSchizophoria
Scientific NameSchizophoria tani Huang, 1933
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Schizophoria tanispeciesbelongs to Schizophoriastated with evidenceHuang, 1933
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance272 - 260 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance272 - 260 Ma
Permian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Orthida)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Orthida)
Taphonomyminor ribbing (based on Schizophoria)
Primary Reference (PBDB)T. K. Huang. 1933. Late Permian Brachiopoda of southwestern China, Part 2. Palaeontologia Sinica, Series B 9(2):1-172

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1933Schizophoria tani Huang p. 4 figs. Pl 1, figs 3a-e

References

Huang T. K. (1933) Late Permian Brachiopoda of southwestern China, Part 2, Palaeontologia Sinica, Series B 9 2, 1-172
T. K. Huang (1933) Late Permian Brachiopoda of southwestern China, Part 2: Palaeontologia Sinica, Series B 2: 1--172 - 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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