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Pomatospirella ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Pomatospirella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 235 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Pomatospirella cymbula ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1892 | Pomatospirella Bittner |
2002 | Pomatospirella Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
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!