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Reticulariopsis ✝

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)29596https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=29596
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Reticulariidae : Reticulariopsis
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
orderSpiriferidaWaagen 1883
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyReticularioideaWaagen 1883
familyReticulariidaeWaagen 1883
subfamilyReticulariopsinaeGourvennec 1994
genusReticulariopsis
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Reticulariopsisgenusbelongs to Spiriferidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Reticulariopsisgenusbelongs to Reticulariopsinaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance433 - 427 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance388 - 372 Ma
Devonian
Motilitystationary (based on Spiriferida)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Spiriferida)
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

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Reticulariopsis Sepkoski, Jr.
2002Tingella Sepkoski, Jr.
2006Reticulariopsis Williams et al. p. 1850

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2006) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5, 1689-2320
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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