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Anteridocus swallovianus

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae

Taxonomy
Camerophoria swalloviana was named by Shumard (1859). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is White limestone of the Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Pugnoides swallovianus by King (1931); it was recombined as Wellerella swalloviana by Walter (1953); it was recombined as Anteridocus swallovianus by Cooper and Grant (1976); it was recombined as Pugnax swallowiana by Girty (1908) and Li et al. (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Camerophoria swalloviana Shumard p. 394 figs. Pl 11, figs 1a-e
1908Pugnax swallowiana Girty p. 314 figs. Pl 15, figs 8-12d; pl 21, figs 17-19
1931Pugnoides swallovianus King
1953Wellerella swalloviana Walter p. 690
1976Anteridocus swallovianus Cooper and Grant p. 2061 figs. Pl 534, figs 50-64; pl 538, figs 1-11
1986Pugnax swallowiana Li et al. figs. Pl 5, fig 4

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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
speciesswallovianus()

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 swallovianus Shumard 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height95.753.407.106.201.18

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 Sakmarian to the top of the Capitanian or 295.50000 to 259.90000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1China (Guangxi) Pugnax swallowiana (134321)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Pugnoides swallovianus (113197 113209 149786 149829 149945)
Wordian268.8 - 265.1USA (Texas) Anteridocus swallovianus (81586 81619 101867 102619 105896 105898 105899 105900 105902 106108 106111 106244) Pugnax swallowiana (108821) Pugnoides swallovianus (150255 150657)
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9USA (New Mexico) Anteridocus swallovianus (81620 81966 81968 102625 102629 106253)
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9USA (Texas) Anteridocus swallovianus (81589 81593 81621 81697 81958 81960 101798 101809 102618 102624 105893 105894 105895 105993 105994 105997 106134 106161 106242 106243 106247 106248 106249 106251 106252 106300) Camerophoria swalloviana (133736) Pugnax swallowiana (108812)