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Petasmatherus pumilus

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae

Taxonomy
Petasmatherus pumilus was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 148061e, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Petasmatherus pumilus Cooper and Grant p. 1933 figs. Pl 521, figs 10-21; pl 541, figs 31-58
1976Petasmatherus pumilus Cooper and Grant p. 1933 figs. Pl 521, figs 10-21; pl 541, figs 31-58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyPetasmatheridaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusPetasmatherus
speciespumilus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Petasmatherus pumilus Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height72.221.105.002.501.49

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Petasmatherus pumilus (43517 102623 106165)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Petasmatherus pumilus (43518 43554 43563 43613 44242 44749 101783 101805 102603 102604 102615 102621 105874 106109)