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Gasconsia

Description

Gasconsia is a genus of (aragonitic) Trimerellid brachiopod.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4863938https://www.gbif.org/species/4863938
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)26595https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26595
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Trimerellidae : Gasconsia
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Trimerellida : Trimerellidae : Gasconsia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumCraniiformeaPopov et al. 1993
classCraniataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTrimerellida
superfamilyTrimerelloideaDavidson and King 1872
familyTrimerellidaeDavidson and King 1872
genusGasconsiaNorthrop 1939
Scientific NameGasconsia Northrop, 1939
Name Published InSpec. Pap. Geol. Soc. Amer., 21
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Gasconsiagenusbelongs to Trimerellidaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2000
Gasconsiagenusbelongs to Trimerellidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance427 - 426 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance427 - 426 Ma
Silurian
Environmentmarine (based on Trimerellida)
Motilitystationary (based on Trimerellida)
Visionblind (based on Craniata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Trimerellida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Trimerellidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasconsia

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Gasconsia schucherti
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1939Gasconsia Northrop
2000Gasconsia Williams et al. p. 186
2002Gasconsia Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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
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
Spec. Pap. Geol. Soc. Amer., 21 - 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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