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Divaricosta

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae

Taxonomy
Divaricosta was named by Cooper and Grant (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-l Sepkoski's reference number: 7]. Its type is Divaricosta squarrosa.

It was assigned to Pontisiinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. squarrosa (type species), D. vagabunda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Divaricosta Cooper and Grant p. 11
2002Divaricosta Sepkoski
2002Divaricosta Williams et al. p. 1273

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

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.

G. †Divaricosta Cooper and Grant 1969
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Divaricosta squarrosa Cooper and Grant 1969
Divaricosta vagabunda Cooper and Grant 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height24.474.005.004.500.707

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 Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 272.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) D. squarrosa (101767) Fascicosta longaeva (81693)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) D. vagabunda (105764 105977)