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Bifida

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae

Taxonomy
Bifida is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Anoplothecinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Atrypida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
B. lepida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Bifida Sepkoski
2002Bifida Williams et al. p. 1607

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAnoplothecoideaSchuchert 1894
familyAnoplothecidaeSchuchert 1894
subfamilyAnoplothecinaeSchuchert 1894
genusBifida

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Bifida
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:48:06
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:48:06
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Zlichovian to the top of the Givetian or 409.10000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.2 - 387.7Czech Republic B. lepica (12148)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic B. lepica (12102 12103 12104)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Czech Republic (Barrandia) B. lepica, B. dahlia (12112)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Germany (Hessen) B. lepida (38349 38351)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain (Palencia) B. lepida (40351)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Canada (Nunavut) B. sp. (26625)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland B. lepida (231675 231676)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany B. lepida (60140 60141)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Nevada) B. sp. (2775)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) B. lepida (44122 44178)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2France (Bretagne) B. lepida (84091 84095 84100)