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Aphaurosia scutata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4976831https://www.gbif.org/species/4976831
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)128607https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=128607
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Pontisiidae : Aphaurosia : Aphaurosia scutata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Pontisiidae : Aphaurosia : Aphaurosia scutata
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
subfamilyAcolosiinaeSavage 1996
genusAphaurosiaCooper and Grant 1976
speciesAphaurosia scutataCooper & Grant 1976
Generic NameAphaurosia
Scientific NameAphaurosia scutata Cooper & Grant, 1976
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Aphaurosia scutataspeciesbelongs to Aphaurosiastated with evidenceCooper and Grant, 1976
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance269 - 265 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance265 - 260 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
1976Aphaurosia scutata Cooper and Grant p. 2049 figs. Pl 515, figs 12-25; pl 552, figs 1-5

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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