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Pontisiidae
Taxonomy
Pontisiidae was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type is Pontisia.
It was assigned to Wellerelloidea by Williams et al. (2002).
It was assigned to Wellerelloidea by Williams et al. (2002).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1976 | Pontisiidae Cooper and Grant |
| 2002 | Pontisiidae Williams et al. p. 1272 |
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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.
Fm. †Pontisiidae Cooper and Grant 1976
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Subfm. †Acolosiinae Savage 1996
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G. †Acolosia Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Acolosia anomala Cooper and Grant 1976
†Acolosia elliptica Cooper and Grant 1976
†Acolosia exasperata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Acolosia glabra Cooper and Grant 1976
†Acolosia lenticula Sun 1991
†Acolosia magna Cooper and Grant 1976
†Acolosia recepta Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Aphaurosia Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Aphaurosia rotundata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Aphaurosia scutata Cooper and Grant 1976
Subfm. †Pontisiinae Cooper and Grant 1976
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G. †Anteridocus Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Anteridocus bicostatus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Anteridocus erugatus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Anteridocus eximius Cooper and Grant 1976
†Anteridocus gongylus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Anteridocus paucicostatus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Anteridocus seminudus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Anteridocus subcarinatus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Anteridocus swallovianus Shumard 1859
†Anteridocus triangulatus Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Antronaria Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Antronaria dissona Cooper and Grant 1976
†Antronaria emarginata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Antronaria indentata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Antronaria mesicostalis Girty 1929
†Antronaria pluricosta Cooper and Grant 1976
†Antronaria specialis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Antronaria speciosa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Antronaria spectabilis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Antronaria titania Cooper and Grant 1976
†Antronaria transversa King 1931
†Antronaria voluminosa Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Bodrakella
G. †Divaricosta Cooper and Grant 1969
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†Divaricosta squarrosa Cooper and Grant 1969
†Divaricosta vagabunda Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Lirellaria Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Lirellaria costellata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Lirellaria crassa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Lirellaria diabloensis Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Lissorhynchia Yang and Xu 1966
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†Lissorhynchia minuta Xu and Liu 1983
†Lissorhynchia pygmaea Yang and Xu 1966
†Lissorhynchia triloba Yang and Xu 1966
Invalid names: Neowellerella Dagys 1974 [synonym]
G. †Pontisia Cooper and Grant 1969
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†Pontisia boodi Mills and Langenheim Jr. 1987
†Pontisia costata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Pontisia exoria Grant 1976
†Pontisia franklinensis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Pontisia kingi Cooper and Grant 1976
†Pontisia longicosta Stehli 1954
†Pontisia magnicostata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Pontisia nanas Stehli 1954
†Pontisia parva Cooper and Grant 1976
†Pontisia robusta Cooper and Grant 1976
†Pontisia stehlii Cooper and Grant 1969
†Pontisia truncata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Pontisia ventricola Cooper and Grant 1976
†Pontisia wolfcampensis Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Prelissorhynchia Xu and Grant 1994
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†Prelissorhynchia dorashamensis Sokolskaja 1965
†Prelissorhynchia pavonine Feng 1978
†Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah Huang 1933
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Invalid names: Cyrolexis antearcus Xu and Grant 1994 [synonym], Lissorhynchia monoplicata Shen et al. 1992 [synonym], Lissorhynchia tetraplicata Shen et al. 1992 [synonym], Neowellerella triplicata Liao 1980 [synonym], Prelissorhynchia plena Shen and Shi 2007 [synonym]
†Prelissorhynchia subrotunda Liao 1987
†Prelissorhynchia triplicatioid Xu and Grant 1994
†Prelissorhynchia xui Chen and Shi 1999
G. †Wellerellina Shen et al. 1992
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†Wellerellina chongqingensis Shen et al. 1992
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Invalid names: Wellerellina triplicata Shen et al. 1992 [synonym]
†Wellerellina extensa Shen et al. 1992
†Wellerellina opima Shen et al. 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 315.20000 to 182.70000 Ma
Collections (481 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bashkirian - Moscovian | Canada (Nunavut) | Antronaria annosa (62695) | |
| Moscovian | Canada (Nunavut) | Antronaria annosa (62696) | |
| Gzhelian | USA (Texas) | Pontisia kingi (43476 43484 43488) | |
| Gzhelian | USA (New Mexico) | Pontisia kingi, Pontisia wolfcampensis (64273) | |
| Virgilian | USA (New Mexico) | Pontisia kingi (156699 156708) | |
| Asselian | USA (Texas) | Pontisia kingi (43468 43472 43474 43475 43478 43481 43482 75939) Pontisia kingi, Pontisia parva, Pontisia wolfcampensis (75952) Pontisia magnicostata (105823) | |
| Cisuralian | USA (Arizona) | Camarophoria deloi (151303 151304) | |
| Sakmarian | China (Xizang) | Acolosia lenticula (118917) | |
| Sakmarian | China (Guangxi) | Pugnax swallowiana (134321) | |
| Sakmarian | USA (Nevada) | Pontisia boodi (38843 38844 38846) | |
| Sakmarian | USA (Texas) | Pontisia franklinensis (75962) Pontisia kingi (43542 43546) Pugnoides texanus (151281) | |
| Sakmarian | USA (New Mexico) | Anteridocus erugatus (39152) Antronaria sp., Pontisia kingi, Pontisia wolfcampensis (39153 39154) Pontisia kingi (39155) | |
| Artinskian | USA (Nevada) | Pontisia sp. (11962 66102) | |
| Artinskian | USA (Texas) | Acolosia magna (105685) Acolosia recepta, Anteridocus paucicostatus (43565) Antronaria dissona (43605 102613 105722) Antronaria emarginata, Antronaria titania (75887) Antronaria emarginata, Antronaria titania, Antronaria voluminosa, Antronaria dissona (43559) Antronaria titania (43588 44509 75931 102620 105739 105763) Antronaria titania, Antronaria dissona (43579) Antronaria titania, Antronaria voluminosa (105721) Antronaria transversa (43545 75933) Antronaria transversa, Antronaria dissona (75886) Antronaria voluminosa (43543 43564 43570 43578 43612) Pontisia costata (75935) Pontisia costata, Antronaria dissona (75930) Pontisia franklinensis (105588 105589 105908) Pontisia nanas, Antronaria titania, Acolosia exasperata, Antronaria dissona (75885) Pontisia sp., Antronaria mesicostalis (106175) Pontisia stehlii (43604) Pugnoides texanus (149936 150119 150672 150775 150831 150839 150913 151282 151283 151284) | |
| Artinskian - Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Antronaria dissona (75929 81696) Antronaria titania (105928) Antronaria titania, Antronaria dissona (105847) Antronaria voluminosa (105730) Antronaria voluminosa, Antronaria dissona (75927) | |
| Kungurian | Guatemala (Huehuetenango) | Pontisia sp. (41536) | |
| Kungurian | Mexico (Sonora) | Pontisia stehlii (102390) | |
| Kungurian | Venezuela (Merida) | Pontisia stehlii (41507 41514 41515 41516) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Anteridocus bicostatus, Anteridocus eximius (81949) Anteridocus gongylus (81644) Anteridocus paucicostatus (75924 105689) Anteridocus seminudus (105926) Antronaria dissona (43561 105745) Antronaria dissona, Pontisia robusta (75861) Antronaria emarginata, Antronaria dissona (102608) Antronaria emarginata, Antronaria transversa, Antronaria voluminosa (43558) Antronaria indentata (81950) Antronaria mesicostalis (81862 81951 81952 106162 106170) Antronaria mesicostalis, Antronaria spectabilis, Antronaria voluminosa (81637) Antronaria specialis (81723) Antronaria specialis, Antronaria spectabilis (105988) Antronaria specialis, Antronaria spectabilis, Antronaria dissona (81635) Antronaria speciosa (43505 106010) Antronaria speciosa, Anteridocus erugatus, Anteridocus gongylus (43498) Antronaria speciosa, Antronaria transversa (43497 43499 66103 105738 105820) Antronaria spectabilis (102627) Antronaria titania (105839) Antronaria titania, Antronaria voluminosa (105724) Antronaria transversa (105679) Antronaria voluminosa (43586 105753) Antronaria voluminosa, Antronaria dissona (75926 105818) Lirellaria diabloensis, Antronaria pluricosta, Antronaria specialis, Antronaria spectabilis (81710) Pontisia costata, Antronaria titania, Antronaria dissona (43534) Pontisia nanas (81860 81938) Pontisia nanas, Antronaria indentata, Antronaria mesicostalis (75863) Pontisia nanas, Antronaria mesicostalis, Antronaria spectabilis, Antronaria dissona (75864) Pontisia nanas, Antronaria specialis (106297) Pontisia nanas, Antronaria speciosa, Antronaria transversa, Acolosia elliptica (43496) Pontisia nanas, Antronaria voluminosa (43562 75923) Pontisia nanas, Pontisia longicosta, Antronaria spectabilis (75881) Pontisia nanas, Pontisia longicosta, Antronaria spectabilis, Antronaria dissona (75865) Pontisia sp. (105940) Pontisia stehlii (43501 43513 43517 101785 105931 105935 105939) Pontisia stehlii, Anteridocus erugatus (43495) Pontisia stehlii, Anteridocus erugatus, Anteridocus gongylus (43492 43582) Pontisia stehlii, Anteridocus gongylus (43494 43514 43516 101811) Pontisia stehlii, Antronaria speciosa, Anteridocus erugatus, Anteridocus gongylus (43491 81638) Pontisia stehlii, Antronaria speciosa, Anteridocus gongylus (43504 43510 43515) Pontisia ventricola (75961) Pugnoides mesicostalis (151306) Pugnoides texanus (113203 149777 150251 150559 150603) Pugnoides transversus (108395 149779 149983 150811 151285) Wellerella longicosta, Wellerella nanas, Wellerella elegans (81848) Wellerella nanas, Antronaria mesicostalis, Antronaria dissona (81724) | |
| Roadian | USA (Texas) | Acolosia glabra (43551) Anteridocus erugatus (43613) Anteridocus erugatus, Anteridocus seminudus (43598) Anteridocus seminudus (101807 102604 102606 102616 105814) Antronaria speciosa (81639) Divaricosta squarrosa (101767) Fascicosta longaeva (81693) Lirellaria sp. 1, Acolosia anomala (43553) Pontisia stehlii (43518 101782 101783 102610 105805 105850 105874 105927) Pontisia stehlii, Anteridocus erugatus (102611 105742) Pontisia stehlii, Anteridocus seminudus (101781) Pontisia truncata, Anteridocus triangulatus (106109) Pugnoides swallovianus (113197 113209 149786 149829 149945) | |
| Roadian | Thailand (Trang) | Pontisia exoria (40869 40871 40875 40879 40896 40897 40898) | |
| Wordian | USA (Texas) | Anteridocus bicostatus (81628) Anteridocus bicostatus, Anteridocus swallovianus (102619) Anteridocus subcarinatus, Anteridocus swallovianus (105902) Anteridocus swallovianus (81586 81619 105898 105899 105900 106108 106111 106244) Aphaurosia scutata, Anteridocus bicostatus, Anteridocus subcarinatus, Anteridocus swallovianus (101867) Aphaurosia scutata, Anteridocus swallovianus (105896) Divaricosta vagabunda (105764 105977) Pugnax swallowiana (108821) Pugnoides swallovianus (150255 150657) | |
| Wordian | Turkey | Pontisia sp. (107232) | |
| Wordian | Pakistan | Lirellaria sp. (50676) | |
| Capitanian | Malaysia | Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (105035) | |
| Capitanian | USA (Texas) | Anteridocus bicostatus, Anteridocus swallovianus (81621) Anteridocus swallovianus (81697 81958 81960 102624 105894 105895 105993 105994 105997 106134 106161 106242 106243 106247 106248 106249 106251 106252 106300) Aphaurosia rotundata (81623) Aphaurosia rotundata, Anteridocus bicostatus, Anteridocus swallovianus (81589) Aphaurosia scutata, Anteridocus bicostatus, Anteridocus swallovianus (101798) Camerophoria swalloviana (133736) Lirellaria costellata (81609) Lirellaria costellata, Aphaurosia rotundata, Anteridocus swallovianus (81593) Lirellaria costellata, Aphaurosia rotundata, Aphaurosia scutata, Anteridocus bicostatus, Anteridocus swallovianus (105893) Lirellaria costellata, Aphaurosia rotundata, Aphaurosia scutata, Anteridocus swallovianus (101809) Lirellaria costellata, Lirellaria crassa, Aphaurosia rotundata, Aphaurosia scutata, Anteridocus swallovianus (102618) Pugnax swallowiana (108812) | |
| Capitanian | China (Sichuan) | Neowellerella sp. (153940) | |
| Capitanian | USA (New Mexico) | Anteridocus swallovianus (81966 81968 102625 102629 106253) Aphaurosia rotundata, Aphaurosia scutata (81629) Aphaurosia scutata (105989) Lirellaria costellata, Anteridocus bicostatus, Anteridocus swallovianus (81620) | |
| Capitanian | China (Xizang) | Pontisia exoria (117547) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Sichuan) | Pugnax pseudoutah (148473) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Armenia | Wellerella dorashamensis (110749) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Iran | Prelissorhynchia dorashamensis (155080 155088 155098 155099 155100 175891 175892) Wellerella dorashamensis (118276 118279 118282) Wellerellina sp. (155109) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Azerbaijan | Wellerella dorashamensis (110670 110678 110679 110682 110701 116757) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Hubei) | Pugnax pseudoutah (107747) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Guangxi) | Neowellerella subrotunda (112430) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Qinghai) | Neowellerella dorashamensis (103244) Neowellerella pseudoutah (103596) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Chongqing) | Pugnax pseudoutah (98067) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Guangdong) | Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (211750 211805 228449) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Guizhou) | Neowellerella pseudoutah (112116) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (138498 138499) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah, Wellerellina chongqingensis (138501) Pugnax pavonine (95178) Pugnax pseudoutah (108192 110324 110326 110981 111053 111061) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | China (Hubei) | Pugnax pseudoutah (121113) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Anhui) | Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (136859 136867 136870 136871) | |
| Changhsingian | China | Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (221336 221337 221339 221342) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Sichuan) | Lissorhynchia pseudoutah (89355 117502) Neowellerella multiplicata (156814) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (95288 95292 95293 95295 95296 95298 95303) Prelissorhynchia sp. (95284 95287 95297 95299) Prelissorhynchia triplicata (95301) Prelissorhynchia triplicatioid, Cyrolexis antearcus (50030) Prelissorhynchia triplicatioid, Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (94953) Pugnax pseudoutah (103467) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Chongqing) | Lissorhynchia monoplicata, Lissorhynchia pseudoutah, Lissorhynchia triplicata (94968) Lissorhynchia monoplicata, Wellerellina chongqingensis, Wellerellina opima, Lissorhynchia pseudoutah, Lissorhynchia triplicata (94972) Lissorhynchia pseudoutah (94964 94970 94988 148544 149137 149259 149267 149281) Lissorhynchia pseudoutah, Lissorhynchia triplicata (94966) Lissorhynchia pseudoutah, Lissorhynchia triplicata, Prelissorhynchia plena (94967) Lissorhynchia tetraplicata, Lissorhynchia pseudoutah, Lissorhynchia triplicata, Prelissorhynchia plena (94969) Lissorhynchia triplicata (94980) Neowellerella pseudoutah (156882 156883) Neowellerella pseudoutah, Neowellerella multiplicata (156863) Neowellerella sp. (156862) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (50033 94978 120781 120796 138388 138391 138452 138454 138459 138460 138470 138471 138472 138473 138474 138485 138487 138488 138489) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah, Prelissorhynchia antearcus (138390) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah, Prelissorhynchia plena (138386) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah, Wellerellina chongqingensis, Prelissorhynchia antearcus (138387) Prelissorhynchia triplicatioid, Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah, Cyrolexis antearcus (120797) Pugnax pseudoutah (121023) Wellerellina chongqingensis (94977) Wellerellina extensa, Lissorhynchia pseudoutah (94985) Wellerellina opima, Wellerellina triplicata, Lissorhynchia pseudoutah, Lissorhynchia triplicata, Prelissorhynchia antearcus, Prelissorhynchia plena (94984) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Jiangsu) | Neowellerella pseudoutah (112369) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Zhejiang) | Cyrolexis antearcus (50028) Neowellerella pseudoutah (48895 94954) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (105212) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Guizhou) | Lissorhynchia pseudoutah (117475 117480) Lissorhynchia pseudoutah, Lissorhynchia triplicata (117465 117476 117477 117481) Lissorhynchia triplicata (117479) Neowellerella pseudoutah (51425 111992) Neowellerella pseudoutah, Neowellerella triplicata (112093) Prelissorhynchia antearcus (138513) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (99268 138505 138522 145682 145684 145685 145686 145687 145688 145689 163278 180415 197009 197015 197016 197027 197028 197029 197030 197031 197033 197034 197036 197037) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah, Prelissorhynchia antearcus (138516) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah, Prelissorhynchia plena (138502) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah, Wellerellina chongqingensis (138511 138524) Prelissorhynchia sp., Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (99630) Pugnax pseudoutah (111062) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Guangxi) | Lissorhynchia pseudoutah (206105) Lissorhynchia sp. (117510) Neowellerella pseudoutah (112397) Neowellerella subrotunda (112400) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (138526 138531 138535) Prelissorhynchia sp. (50024) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Hunan) | Neowellerella pseudoutah (105918) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (117540) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah, Wellerellina chongqingensis (138548) Prelissorhynchia triplicatioides, Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (31420) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Hubei) | Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (162511 162512) | |
| Changhsingian | Thailand | Lissorhynchia pseudoutah (8145) Neowellerella pseudoutah (42776) | |
| Changhsingian | Italy | Prelissorhynchia sp. (74939 101919 105122) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Guangdong) | Pugnax pseudoutah (109774) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Fujian) | Neowellerella pseudoutah (120097) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (220219 220220 220221 220222) Prelissorhynchia sp. (95486) Pugnax pseudoutah (148569) | |
| Griesbachian | Russian Federation | Neowellerella vesca (128158 128159) Pontisiinae indet. (90205) | |
| Griesbachian | China | Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (221351 221352) | |
| Griesbachian | China (Guangxi) | Neowellerella pseudoutah (112408) | |
| Griesbachian | China (Hubei) | Lissorhynchia sp. (204864 204867 204870 204871 204877 204879 204882) | |
| Griesbachian | China (Zhejiang) | Neowellerella pseudoutah (63508) Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (43788) Prelissorhynchia sp. (43789 105218) Prelissorhynchia sp., Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah (105221) | |
| Smithian | Russian Federation (Primorye) | Lissorhynchia sp. (47277) | |
| Olenekian | Kazakhstan | Lissorhynchia sp. (72329) | |
| Dienerian | China (Hubei) | Lissorhynchia sp. (187723 187724 187727 187728 187730 187731 187732) | |
| Anisian | China (Qinghai) | Lissorhynchia minuta (112833) | |
| Illyrian | China (Guizhou) | Lissorhynchia pygmaea (108173) | |
| Pelsonian | China (Guizhou) | Lissorhynchia triloba (152024) | |
| Pliensbachian | Bulgaria | Bodrakella bodrakensis (106908) |