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Costatheca

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)7636https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=7636
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Hyolitha : Orthothecimorpha : Circothecida : Costatheca
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumHyolithaMarek 1963
classOrthothecimorpha
orderCircothecidaSysoev 1968
genusCostathecaRozanov et al. 1969
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Costathecagenusbelongs to Circothecidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Hyolitha)
Motilitystationary (based on Orthothecimorpha)
Visionblind (based on Orthothecimorpha)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Orthothecimorpha)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Hyolitha)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. Y. Rozanov, V. V. Missarzhevsky, and NA Volkova, LG Voronova, IN Krylov, BM Keller, IK Korolyuk, K. Lendzion, R. Mikhnyar, NG Pykhova, AD Sidorov. 1969. Tommotskiu jarus i problema nizhney granisty kembriya. Trudy Geoligske Institut Leningrad 206:1-379

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Costatheca clinisepta
species
listed (PBDB)2520 Ma
Cambrian
520 Ma
Cambrian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1969Costatheca Rozanov et al. pp. 146-147
2002Costatheca Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Rozanov A. Y., Missarzhevsky V. V., et al (1969) Tommotskiu jarus i problema nizhney granisty kembriya, Trudy Geoligske Institut Leningrad 206, 1-379
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
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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