Marine Species Traits - Grantonia Brown, 1953 †

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Grantonia Brown, 1953 †

AphiaID

1675919 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1675919)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Grantonia hobartensis Brown, 1953 † (type by original designation)

Parent

Grantoniinae Waterhouse, 2004 †

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Species Grantonia hobartensis Brown, 1953 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Brown, I. A. (1953). Permian spirifers from Tasmania. Journal Proceedings of the Royal Society N. S. W. 86: 55-63. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2025). Grantonia Brown, 1953 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1675919 on 2025-05-22

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Grantonia Brown, 1953 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1675919 on 2025-05-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-09-06 00:34:00Z

created

Verhoeff, Tristan

2025-02-05 20:37:35Z

changed

Verhoeff, Tristan

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Sources (3)

original description Brown, I. A. (1953). Permian spirifers from Tasmania. Journal Proceedings of the Royal Society N. S. W. 86: 55-63. [details]

taxonomy source Waterhouse, J. B. (2016). On the evolution and classification of Spiriferida (Brachiopoda). Earthwise. 14: 1-434.
note: Recognizes genus as valid and allocates it to Subfamily Grantoniinae. [details] Available for editors

additional source Armstrong, J. D. (1968). Synonymy of the Australian Permian spiriferid genera Trigonotreta Koenig, 1825 and Grantonia Brown, 1953. Journal of the Geological Society of Australia. 15(1): 79-86, pl. 6. [details]