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Postibulla westergaardi ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)94246https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=94246
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Edrioasteroidea : Isorophida : Agelacrinitidae : Postibulla : Postibulla westergaardi
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
genusPostibulla
speciesPostibulla westergaardiSumrall et al. 2006
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Postibulla westergaardispeciesbelongs to Postibullastated without evidenceSumrall et al., 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
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

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2006Postibulla westergaardi Sumrall et al. p. 239

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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