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Posicomta gundarensis

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Posicomta gundarensis was named by Grunt (1986). Its type specimen is PIN 3599/814 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Posicomta.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Posicomta gundarensis Grunt p. 120 figs. Pl 16, figs 9-11; text-fig 63
2016Posicomta gundarensis Angiolini et al. p. 557 figs. 19, 22Ac-Bx

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Life
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusPosicomta
speciesgundarensis

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.

Posicomta gundarensis Grunt 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height29.538.9010.29.550.919

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Tajikistan Posicomta gundarensis (42913 182702 182703 182704 182705 182706 182707 182708)