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Parapostibulla

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)94243https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=94243
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Edrioasteroidea : Isorophida : Agelacrinitidae : Parapostibulla
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermataKlein 1754
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderIsorophida
familyAgelacrinitidaeClarke 1901
subfamilyPostibullinaeSumrall et al. 2000
genusParapostibullaSumrall et al. 2000
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Parapostibullagenusbelongs to Postibullinaestated without evidenceSumrall et al., 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance318 - 315 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance318 - 315 Ma
Carboniferous
Environmentmarine (based on Echinodermata)
Motilitystationary, attached, epibiont (based on Edrioasteroidea)
Visionlimited (based on Edrioasteroidea)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Edrioasteroidea)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Echinodermata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. D. Sumrall, J. Sprinkle, and R. M. Bonem. 2006. An edrioasteroid-dominated echinoderm assemblage from a lower Pennsylvanian marine conglomerate in Oklahoma. Journal of Paleontology 80(2):229-244

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Parapostibulla graysoni
species
listed (PBDB)1318 Ma
Carboniferous
318 Ma
Carboniferous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2000Parapostibulla Sumrall and et al.
2006Parapostibulla Sumrall et al.

References

Sumrall C. D., Sprinkle J., et al (2006) An edrioasteroid-dominated echinoderm assemblage from a lower Pennsylvanian marine conglomerate in Oklahoma, Journal of Paleontology 80 2, 229-244 doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2006)080[0229:AEEAFA]2.0.CO;2
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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