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Petasmatherus pusillus

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae

Taxonomy
Pugnax pusilla was named by Girty (1908).

It was recombined as Hustedia pusilla by Branson (1948); it was recombined as Petasmatherus pusillus by Cooper and Grant (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Pugnax pusilla Girty p. 319 figs. Pl 24, figs 18-18b
1909Pugnax pusilla Giry
1948Hustedia pusilla Branson p. 372
1976Petasmatherus pusillus Cooper and Grant p. 1934

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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
speciespusillus()

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 pusillus Girty 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height12.98

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 Asselian to the top of the Capitanian or 298.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Hustedia pusilla (150917)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Hustedia pusilla (150793)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (New Mexico) Pugnax pusilla (233342)
Kungurian - Wordian279.3 - 264.28USA (Texas) Hustedia pusilla (151237)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Hustedia pusilla (113220 149827 149829 150252 150253) Pugnax pusilla (108832)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Mexico (Coahuila) Hustedia pusilla (133173)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Mexico (Coahuila) Hustedia pusilla (150783)