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Composita depressa

Description

Composita is a brachiopod genus that lived from the Late Devonian to the Late Permian. Composita had a smooth shell with a more or less distinct fold and sulcus and a round opening for the pedicle on the pedicle valve. Composita is included in the family Athyrididae (Order Athyridida) and placed in the subfamily Spirigerellinae.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8567407https://www.gbif.org/species/8567407
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)203262https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=203262
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : Composita depressa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : Composita depressa
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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinaeGrunt 1965
genusCompositaBrown 1849
speciesComposita depressaSun 1991
Generic NameComposita
Scientific NameComposita depressa Sun, 1991
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Composita depressaspeciesbelongs to Compositastated with evidenceSun, 1991
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance296 - 290 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance296 - 290 Ma
Permian
Motilitystationary (based on Athyrididina)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Athyrididina)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. L. Sun. 1991. Permian (Sakmarian-Artinskian) fauna from Gegyai County, Xizang (Tibet), and its biogeographic significance. Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Permian, Jurassic, and Cretaceous of Rutog Region
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composita_depressa

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1991Composita depressa Sun p. 249 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-4; text-fig 6

References

Sun D. L. (1991) Permian (Sakmarian-Artinskian) fauna from Gegyai County, Xizang (Tibet), and its biogeographic significance, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Permian, Jurassic, and Cretaceous of Rutog Region, 215-275
D. L. Sun (1991) Permian (Sakmarian-Artinskian) fauna from Gegyai County, Xizang (Tibet), and its biogeographic significance: Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Permian, Jurassic, and Cretaceous of Rutog Region: 215--275 - 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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