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Anteridocus gongylus

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae

Taxonomy
Anteridocus gongylus was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 154875k, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Anteridocus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Anteridocus gongylus Cooper and Grant p. 2058 figs. Pl 538, figs 53-58; pl 539, figs 40-59

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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
speciesgongylus

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 gongylus Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height123.221.006.004.551.83

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 (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Anteridocus gongylus (43491 43492 43494 43498 43504 43510 43514 43515 43516 43582 81638 81644 101811)