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Antigonambonites costatus ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8534455	https://www.gbif.org/species/8534455
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	314010	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=314010

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Gonambonitidae : Antigonambonites : Antigonambonites costatus

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Polytoechiidae : Antigonambonites : Antigonambonites costatus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Strophomenata	Williams et al 1996
order	Billingsellida	Schuchert 1893
suborder	Clitambonitidina	Opik 1934
superfamily	Polytoechioidea	Opik 1934
family	Polytoechiidae	Opik 1934
genus	Antigonambonites	Opik 1934
species	Antigonambonites costatus	Opik 1934

Generic Name

Antigonambonites

Scientific Name

Antigonambonites costatus Opik, 1934

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Antigonambonites costatus	species	belongs to Antigonambonites	stated with evidence	Opik, 1934

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

472 - 468 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

472 - 468 Ma
Ordovician

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Billingsellida)

Vision

blind (based on Strophomenata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Billingsellida)

Taphonomy

minor ribbing (based on Antigonambonites)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

A. Opik. 1934. Über Klitamboniten. Publications of the Geological Institution of the University of Tartu 39:1-240

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1934	Antigonambonites costatus Opik

References

Opik A. (1934) Über Klitamboniten, Publications of the Geological Institution of the University of Tartu 39, 1-240

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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