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Pontisia longicosta

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae

Taxonomy
Wellerella longicosta was named by Stehli (1954). Its type specimen is AMNH 27319/1:1, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Pontisia longicosta by Cooper and Grant (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Wellerella longicosta Stehli p. 336 figs. Pl 25, figs 23-27
1976Pontisia longicosta Cooper and Grant p. 2023 figs. Pl 530, figs 33-45

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

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.

Pontisia longicosta Stehli 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Pontisia longicosta (75865 75881) Wellerella longicosta (81848)