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Pontisia kingi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4976817https://www.gbif.org/species/4976817
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)126578https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=126578
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Pontisiidae : Pontisia : Pontisia kingi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Pontisiidae : Pontisia : Pontisia kingi
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 kingiCooper & Grant 1976
Generic NamePontisia
Scientific NamePontisia kingi Cooper & Grant, 1976
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pontisia kingispeciesbelongs to Pontisiastated with evidenceCooper and Grant, 1976
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance304 - 299 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance296 - 290 Ma
Permian
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 kingi Cooper and Grant p. 2021 figs. Pl 520, figs 31-34; pl 530, figs 16-32
1995Pontisia kingi Kues p. 73 figs. 6.29-6.32

References

Cooper G. A., Grant R. E. (1976) Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 21, 1923-2607
Kues B. S. (1995) Marine fauna of the Early Permian (Wolfcampian) Robledo Mountains Member, Hueco Formation, southern Robledo Mountains, New Mexico, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 6, 63-90
B. S. Kues (1995) Marine fauna of the Early Permian (Wolfcampian) Robledo Mountains Member, Hueco Formation, southern Robledo Mountains, New Mexico: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin: 63--90 - via Catalogue of Life
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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