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Posidonotis ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9593998https://www.gbif.org/species/9593998
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)16943https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=16943
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Posidoniidae : Posidonotis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Posidoniidae : Posidonotis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassPteriomorphia
-OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
-OstreioniFerussac 1822
-OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyPosidoniidaeFrech 1909
genusPosidonotisLosacco 1940
Scientific NamePosidonotis Losacco, 1940
Name Published InRiv. Ital. Paleont., 48
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Posidonotisgenusbelongs to Posidoniidaestated with evidenceAberhan, 1994
Posidonotisgenusbelongs to Pterioidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Posidonotisgenusbelongs to Entoliidaestated without evidenceRos-Franch et al., 2014
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance199 - 191 Ma
Early Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance183 - 174 Ma
Jurassic
Environmentmarine,brackish (based on Ostreida)
Motilitystationary (based on Posidoniidae)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Ostreida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Ostreida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Monotis semiplicata
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Posidonotis dainelii ✝
species		listed (PBDB)1191 Ma
Early Jurassic		191 Ma
Early Jurassic
Posidonotis semiplicata ✝
species		listed (PBDB)44199 Ma
Early Jurassic		183 Ma
Early Jurassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1942Posidonotis Losacco
1994Posidonotis Aberhan p. 20
2002Pectinula Sepkoski, Jr.
2002Posidonotis Sepkoski, Jr.
2014Posidonotis Ros-Franch et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Aberhan M. (1994) Early Jurassic Bivalvia of northern Chile. Part I. Subclasses Palaeotaxodonta, Pteriomorphia, and Isofilibranchia, Beringeria 13, 3-115
Ros-Franch S., Márquez-Aliaga A., et al (2014) Comprehensive database on Induan (Lower Triassic) to Sinemurian (Lower Jurassic) marine bivalve genera and their paleobiogeographic record, Paleontological Contributions 8, 1-219
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Riv. Ital. Paleont., 48 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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