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Pontisia

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae

Taxonomy
Pontisia was named by Cooper and Grant (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash P Leon-u Sepkoski's reference number: 7,1066]. It is the type genus of Pontisiinae, Pontisiidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Pontisia Cooper and Grant p. 13
2002Pontisia Sepkoski
2002Pontisia Williams et al. p. 1272

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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
genusPontisia

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. †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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available