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Pomarangina ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4591939https://www.gbif.org/species/4591939
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)18644https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18644
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Pomarangina
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Megalodontidae : Pomarangina
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CardioniFerussac 1822
-CardiidiaFerussac 1822
-CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMegalodontoidea
familyMegalodontidaeMorris 1853
genusPomaranginaDiener 1906
Scientific NamePomarangina Diener, 1906
Name Published InS. B. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Cl., 115 (1)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pomaranginagenusbelongs to Hippuritoidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Pomaranginagenusbelongs to Megalodontidaestated without evidenceRos-Franch et al., 2014
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance237 - 232 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance228 - 209 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Motilitystationary (based on Megalodontoidea)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Megalodontoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Megalodontoidea)
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
Pomarangina haydeni ✝
species		listed (PBDB)1235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic		235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1908Pomarangina Diener
2002Pomarangina Sepkoski, Jr.
2014Pomarangina Ros-Franch et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
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
S. B. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Cl., 115 (1) - 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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