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Anteridocus bicostatus

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae

Taxonomy
Anteridocus bicostatus was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 152842a, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Anteridocus bicostatus Cooper and Grant p. 2055 figs. Pl 510, figs 44-47; pl 520, figs 45-48; pl 529, figs 1-7

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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
genusAnteridocus
speciesbicostatus

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.

Anteridocus bicostatus Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height25.605.505.705.600.141

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 Kungurian to the top of the Capitanian or 279.30000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Anteridocus bicostatus (81949)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Anteridocus bicostatus (81628 101867 102619)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) Anteridocus bicostatus (81620)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Anteridocus bicostatus (81589 81621 101798 105893)