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Pontisia magnicostata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4976813https://www.gbif.org/species/4976813
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)126584https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=126584
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Pontisiidae : Pontisia : Pontisia magnicostata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Pontisiidae : Pontisia : Pontisia magnicostata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyPontisiidaeCooper and Grant 1976
subfamilyPontisiinaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusPontisiaCooper and Grant 1969
speciesPontisia magnicostataCooper & Grant 1976
Generic NamePontisia
Scientific NamePontisia magnicostata Cooper & Grant, 1976
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pontisia magnicostataspeciesbelongs to Pontisiastated with evidenceCooper and Grant, 1976
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance299 - 296 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance299 - 296 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilitystationary (based on Rhynchonellida)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Rhynchonellida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 21:1923-2607

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1976Pontisia magnicostata Cooper and Grant p. 2023 figs. Pl 531, figs 1-8

References

Cooper G. A., Grant R. E. (1976) Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 21, 1923-2607
G. A. Cooper, R. E. Grant (1976) Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV: Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology: 1923--2607 - via Catalogue of Life
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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