Bug in Paleobiology Database reflected in GBIF classification

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Reporter: rdmpage
Type: Bug
Summary: Bug in Paleobiology Database reflected in GBIF classification
Priority: Major
Status: Open
Created: 2016-09-02 09:22:12.27
Updated: 2016-09-02 09:22:12.27
        
Description: Following on from [PF-2600] for the family Platystomatidae http://www.gbif.org/species/9504 GBIF lists a fossil species _Ceroxys ethiopia_ Meunier, 1908 http://www.gbif.org/species/8622478 as a synonym. A species can't be a synonym of a family.

Looks like the error comes from the Paleobiology Database. In their DwCA file the have:
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taxon  accepted parent  rank    name
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262337	262337	255573	family	Platystomatidae	Schiner 1862
262333	262333	262302	genus	Ceroxys	Macquart 1835
262334	262337	262337	species	Ceroxys ethiopia	Meunier 1908
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The numbers "262337" for accepted and parent are wrong.

Anecdotally I've noticed this on a few families in GBIF. Maybe we need a filtering rule when building the backbone classification: flag any case where a species is a synonym of a higher taxon.
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