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Pontisiinae ✝
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| Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Pontisiidae : Pontisiinae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 323 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 191 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Rhynchonellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rhynchonellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, C. H. C. Brunton, and S. J. Carlson, F. Alvarez, R. B. Blodgett, A. J. Boucot, P. Copper, A. S. Dagys, R. E. Grant, Y.-G. Jin, D. I. MacKinnon, M. O. Mancenido, E. F. Owen, J.-Y. Rong, N. M. Savage, D.-L. Sun. 2002. Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Anteridocus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 96 | 296 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Antronaria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 124 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Bodrakella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Divaricosta ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 272 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Lirellaria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 279 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Lissorhynchia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 265 Ma Permian | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Pontisia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 107 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Prelissorhynchia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 203 | 265 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
| Wellerellina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1976 | Pontisiinae Cooper and Grant |
| 2002 | Pontisiinae Williams et al. p. 1272 |
References
| Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2002) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 921-1688 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
