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Pojetaconcha costulata

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae

Taxonomy
Pojetaconcha costulata was named by Ebbestad et al. (2017). Its type specimen is RGM.1332206 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wilsum, which is in a Pirgu carbonate chert in the Öjlemyr Chert Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Pojetaconcha costulata Ebbestad et al. pp. 434 - 436 fig. 22A–D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderConocardiida()
superfamilyHippocardioideaPojeta and Runnegar 1976
familyBransoniidae
genusPojetaconcha
speciescostulata

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.

Pojetaconcha costulata Ebbestad et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. O. R. Ebbestad et al. 2017A small species of Pojetaconcha with 14 or 15 broad and flat-topped radial ribs on body and snout with wide spaces in between. Anteriormost part of snout with fine spaced comarginal lines crossed by denser and finer radial ornamentation. Rostral area only with comarginal ornamentation.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 04:13:00
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:13:00
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pirgu or 449.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Germany Pojetaconcha costulata (type locality: 192068)