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Composita ovata

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Composita ovata was named by Mather (1915) [includes Mather's version of Composita wasatchensis White 1874. p. 200 pl. 14 f. 7-10b]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Composita subtilita ovata by Burk (1954).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Composita ovata Mather p. 202 figs. pl. 14 f. 6-6c
1932Composita ovata Dunbar and Condra pp. 370-371 figs. pl. 43 f. 14-19
1954Composita subtilita ovata Burk p. 12 figs. pl. 1 f. 2-4, 11
1961Composita ovata Hoare pp. 90-91 figs. pl. 12 f. 3-4
1963Composita ovata Ustritsky and Chernyak p. 120 figs. Pl 45, fig 9

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusCompositaBrown 1849
speciesovata

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.

†Composita ovata Mather 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Virgilian or 364.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Guizhou) Composita ovata (80476)
Carboniferous - Chesterian358.9 - 323.2USA (Utah) Composita ovata (13363)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Utah) Composita ovata (12344)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Composita ovata (9762 9857 9858 9860)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Arizona) Composita ovata (42665 42694 42695 42702 42711 42712 42713 42714 42800 42806)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Wyoming) Composita ovata (5673 5674 5675 5677 5681 5682 5731 5732)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Nevada) Composita ovata (141798 144019)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Colorado) Composita ovata (42822)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (California) Composita ovata (196124)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Montana) Composita ovata (6716)
Morrowan - Atokan323.2 - 312.8USA (Nevada) Composita ovata (144020)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Arizona) Composita ovata (42661)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Nevada) Composita ovata (142097 142099 144021 144022)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Composita ovata (70274 70291 70300 70309)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Composita ovata (9980 9981 9987 10055 10075 10077 10078 10159 10708)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) Composita ovata (76171)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Maryland) Composita ovata (118828)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Utah) Composita ovata (39917)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Wyoming) Composita ovata (81193)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Maryland) Composita ovata (118827)
Virgilian - Wolfcampian303.7 - 286.0USA (Texas) Composita ovata (1105)