Composita

Composita is an extinct brachiopod genus that lived from the Late Devonian to the Late Permian. Composita had a cosmopolitan global distribution, having lived on every continent except Antarctica. Composita had a smooth shell with a more or less distinct fold and sulcus and a round opening for the pedicle on the pedicle valve. Composita is included in the family Athyrididae and placed in the subfamily Spirigerellinae.

A picture published with the record for Composita.

Ryan shell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
SpirigerellinaePBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB, for Athyrididina
Life habit
low-level epifaunalPBDB, for Athyrididina
Motility
stationaryPBDB, for Athyrididina
Vision
blindPBDB, for Rhynchonellata
Environment
marinePBDB, for Lophophorata

Time the record covers

At least 118 million years on record.

The record covers at least 372.15 Mya to 254.14 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 538.8 Mya to 201.4 Mya.

Cambrian — about 0 of 2100 occurrencesCambrianOrdovician — about 0 of 2100 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 0 of 2100 occurrencesDevonian — about 23 of 2100 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 1019 of 2100 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 1058 of 2100 occurrencesPermianEarly Triassic — about 0 of 2100 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 0 of 2100 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 0 of 2100 occurrencesLate TriassicEarly Jurassic — about 0 of 2100 occurrences546–534 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences534–522 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences522–510 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences510–499 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences499–487 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences487–475 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences475–464 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences464–452 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences452–440 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences440–429 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences429–417 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences417–405 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences405–393 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences393–382 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences382–370 Mya — about 3 occurrences370–358 Mya — about 23 occurrences358–347 Mya — about 102 occurrences347–335 Mya — about 102 occurrences335–323 Mya — about 257 occurrences323–312 Mya — about 140 occurrences312–300 Mya — about 380 occurrences300–288 Mya — about 259 occurrences288–277 Mya — about 253 occurrences277–265 Mya — about 338 occurrences265–253 Mya — about 234 occurrences253–241 Mya — about 8 occurrences241–230 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences230–218 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences218–206 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences206–195 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences372.15 Mya254.14 Mya546 Mya195 Mya

2,100 occurrences of Composita on record, most of them in the Permian. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

2,100 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

276 formations

Gerster — 40.17°N, 114.83°WGerster — 40.42°N, 114.83°WGerster — 40.50°N, 114.83°WGerster — 40.50°N, 114.67°WGerster — 41.25°N, 114.33°WGerster — 40.08°N, 113.83°WGerster — 39.33°N, 113.67°WGerster — 39.50°N, 115.25°WGerster — 40.25°N, 115.17°WRoad Canyon — 30.24°N, 103.44°WRoad Canyon — 30.38°N, 103.16°WRoad Canyon — 30.39°N, 103.14°WRoad Canyon — 30.30°N, 103.34°WRoad Canyon — 30.35°N, 103.27°WRoad Canyon — 30.35°N, 103.24°WRoad Canyon — 30.30°N, 103.40°WCathedral Mountain — 30.41°N, 103.11°WCathedral Mountain — 30.36°N, 103.19°WCathedral Mountain — 30.35°N, 103.26°WCathedral Mountain — 30.31°N, 103.30°WCathedral Mountain — 30.25°N, 103.37°WCathedral Mountain — 30.25°N, 103.37°WCathedral Mountain — 30.33°N, 103.22°WSkinner Ranch — 30.36°N, 103.21°WSkinner Ranch — 30.27°N, 103.33°WSkinner Ranch — 30.34°N, 103.22°WSkinner Ranch — 30.25°N, 103.35°WSkinner Ranch — 30.21°N, 103.42°WBell Canyon — 31.83°N, 104.87°WBell Canyon — 31.92°N, 104.77°WBell Canyon — 31.97°N, 104.74°WBell Canyon — 31.94°N, 104.70°WBell Canyon — 31.97°N, 104.75°WBell Canyon — 31.80°N, 104.78°WBell Canyon — 31.26°N, 104.51°WWord — 30.40°N, 103.16°WWord — 30.34°N, 103.30°WWord — 30.38°N, 103.29°WWord — 30.41°N, 103.14°WWord — 30.23°N, 103.44°WWord — 30.48°N, 103.04°WGraham — 33.00°N, 98.67°WGraham — 33.11°N, 98.59°WGraham — 32.96°N, 98.76°WGraham — 31.50°N, 99.37°WGraham — 31.44°N, 99.34°WGraham — 33.01°N, 98.52°WGraham — 31.49°N, 99.31°WGraham — 32.54°N, 98.87°WGraham — 32.73°N, 98.64°WGraham — 33.27°N, 98.11°WGraham — 33.24°N, 98.08°WGraham — 33.22°N, 98.19°WGraham — 33.14°N, 98.21°WGraham — 33.14°N, 99.18°WAmsden — 43.77°N, 110.88°WAmsden — 41.81°N, 107.30°WAmsden — 41.83°N, 107.24°WAmsden — 41.92°N, 107.34°WAmsden — 41.94°N, 107.36°WAmsden — 42.51°N, 108.47°WAmsden — 42.59°N, 108.67°WAmsden — 42.66°N, 108.73°WAmsden — 43.89°N, 110.09°WAmsden — 43.68°N, 109.62°WAmsden — 43.62°N, 109.50°WAmsden — 44.88°N, 107.35°WAmsden — 44.88°N, 107.39°WAmsden — 42.81°N, 110.79°WAmsden — 42.87°N, 110.79°WAmsden — 45.75°N, 112.00°WAmsden — 45.99°N, 111.77°WBangor Limestone — 34.45°N, 87.75°WBangor Limestone — 34.59°N, 87.63°WBangor Limestone — 34.52°N, 87.58°WWinchell — 31.50°N, 98.58°WWinchell — 33.03°N, 98.07°WWinchell — 31.84°N, 99.00°WCherokee Shale — 37.42°N, 94.79°WCherokee Shale — 37.35°N, 94.99°WCherokee Shale — 37.55°N, 94.66°WCherokee Shale — 37.24°N, 94.99°WCherokee Shale — 37.14°N, 95.10°WCherokee Shale — 37.37°N, 94.86°WCherokee Shale — 37.58°N, 94.64°WCherokee Shale — 37.51°N, 94.64°WCherokee Shale — 37.27°N, 94.89°WCherokee Shale — 37.24°N, 94.95°WCherokee Shale — 37.32°N, 94.68°WCherokee Shale — 37.27°N, 94.82°WCherokee Shale — 39.49°N, 94.28°WCherokee Shale — 37.11°N, 94.82°WCherokee Shale — 37.67°N, 94.73°WCherokee Shale — 37.04°N, 95.19°WForaker Limestone — 39.85°N, 95.67°WForaker Limestone — 39.27°N, 96.44°WForaker Limestone — 38.37°N, 96.63°WForaker Limestone — 39.92°N, 95.67°WForaker Limestone — 39.37°N, 95.88°WForaker Limestone — 39.25°N, 96.19°WForaker Limestone — 39.07°N, 96.12°WForaker Limestone — 38.91°N, 96.07°WForaker Limestone — 37.25°N, 96.54°WForaker Limestone — 39.19°N, 96.57°WForaker Limestone — 39.14°N, 96.31°WForaker Limestone — 38.72°N, 96.16°WForaker Limestone — 37.82°N, 96.46°WForaker Limestone — 39.91°N, 95.91°WForaker Limestone — 37.65°N, 96.46°WForaker Limestone — 38.02°N, 96.28°WForaker Limestone — 37.25°N, 96.53°WForaker Limestone — 38.81°N, 96.08°WForaker Limestone — 37.53°N, 96.48°WBanff — 57.00°N, 120.00°WBanff — 52.25°N, 117.25°WBanff — 53.08°N, 118.06°WBanff — 52.08°N, 116.43°WBanff — 53.03°N, 118.08°WBanff — 52.98°N, 117.33°WBanff — 51.80°N, 115.83°WBanff — 51.68°N, 115.83°WBanff — 51.60°N, 115.77°WBanff — 51.42°N, 115.75°WBanff — 51.15°N, 115.55°WBanff — 50.91°N, 114.85°WCopacabana — 17.81°S, 66.21°WCopacabana — 19.12°S, 64.70°WCopacabana — 16.02°S, 69.20°WCopacabana — 16.22°S, 68.90°WCopacabana — 16.10°S, 69.08°WCopacabana — 15.87°S, 68.92°WCopacabana — 16.30°S, 68.49°WCopacabana — 16.33°S, 68.66°WBird Spring — 36.60°N, 114.79°WBird Spring — 36.55°N, 115.69°WBird Spring — 36.50°N, 115.58°WBird Spring — 36.27°N, 115.43°WBird Spring — 36.73°N, 114.77°WBird Spring — 35.95°N, 115.22°WBird Spring — 35.87°N, 115.38°WBird Spring — 35.91°N, 115.63°WBird Spring — 35.67°N, 115.48°WBird Spring — 35.66°N, 115.43°WBird Spring — 34.51°N, 115.42°WBone Spring — 31.35°N, 104.86°WBone Spring — 31.35°N, 104.86°WBone Spring — 31.90°N, 104.88°WBone Spring — 31.48°N, 104.95°WBone Spring — 31.49°N, 104.96°WBone Spring — 31.28°N, 104.85°WBone Spring — 31.24°N, 104.76°WForaker Limestome — 39.49°N, 96.27°WForaker Limestome — 39.07°N, 96.07°WForaker Limestome — 39.25°N, 96.57°WForaker Limestome — 39.07°N, 96.18°WForaker Limestome — 37.64°N, 96.43°WForaker Limestome — 37.65°N, 96.46°WForaker Limestome — 38.15°N, 96.32°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.57°N, 86.71°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.25°N, 86.54°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.22°N, 86.55°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.29°N, 86.43°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.15°N, 86.37°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.03°N, 86.53°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.50°N, 86.72°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.40°N, 86.59°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.10°N, 86.56°WGlen Dean Limestone — 37.90°N, 86.64°WGlen Dean Limestone — 37.83°N, 86.60°WGlen Dean Limestone — 36.94°N, 84.54°WWatahomigi — 36.50°N, 113.60°WWatahomigi — 36.30°N, 113.80°WWatahomigi — 36.16°N, 113.80°WWatahomigi — 36.01°N, 113.84°WWatahomigi — 35.90°N, 113.56°WWatahomigi — 35.80°N, 113.60°WWatahomigi — 35.71°N, 113.38°WWatahomigi — 36.20°N, 113.38°WWatahomigi — 36.20°N, 113.30°WWatahomigi — 36.16°N, 113.17°WWatahomigi — 36.20°N, 113.04°WWatahomigi — 36.14°N, 112.89°WCapitan — 31.99°N, 104.76°WCapitan — 32.18°N, 104.38°WCapitan — 32.08°N, 104.68°WCapitan — 31.92°N, 104.82°WCapitan — 31.88°N, 104.86°WCapitan — 32.02°N, 104.73°WCapitan — 32.12°N, 104.56°WCapitan — 32.15°N, 104.50°WCapitan — 30.30°N, 103.50°WGolconda — 39.08°N, 86.82°WGolconda — 38.67°N, 86.82°WGolconda — 38.66°N, 86.73°WGolconda — 38.58°N, 86.66°WGolconda — 38.53°N, 86.63°WGolconda — 38.48°N, 86.69°WGolconda — 38.37°N, 86.36°WGolconda — 38.30°N, 86.47°WGolconda — 38.22°N, 86.53°WGolconda — 38.23°N, 86.43°WGolconda — 38.10°N, 86.47°WGolconda — 38.04°N, 86.53°WGolconda — 37.99°N, 86.56°WGolconda — 37.93°N, 86.54°WGolconda — 37.93°N, 86.57°WHeath — 47.33°N, 109.07°WHeath — 46.54°N, 110.43°WHeath — 47.00°N, 109.28°WHeath — 47.12°N, 109.55°WHeath — 46.86°N, 109.26°WHeath — 46.92°N, 109.09°WHeath — 46.79°N, 108.87°WHeath — 46.67°N, 109.13°WGrenola Limestone — 39.25°N, 96.57°WGrenola Limestone — 39.43°N, 96.20°WGrenola Limestone — 39.20°N, 96.62°WGrenola Limestone — 37.64°N, 96.49°WGrenola Limestone — 37.80°N, 96.40°WGrenola Limestone — 38.50°N, 96.35°WGrenola Limestone — 37.24°N, 96.57°WGrenola Limestone — 39.06°N, 96.28°WGrenola Limestone — 38.97°N, 96.12°WGrenola Limestone — 38.87°N, 96.20°WGrenola Limestone — 37.11°N, 96.62°WGrenola Limestone — 37.37°N, 96.54°WCherry Canyon — 31.92°N, 104.77°WCherry Canyon — 31.87°N, 104.87°WCherry Canyon — 31.65°N, 105.04°W

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The named rock units Composita has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 252 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 131 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Composita and its relatives

Permian

Where Composita and its relatives were recorded in the Permian.

Found in the same rock

743 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,737 sites for Composita, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

246 references

Each of the 2,100 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 234 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Composita

Credit
Ryan shell
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan was found. Smithsonian Open Access, MorphoSource and Sketchfab were all searched.

The description on this site

Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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What may have been alongside itSpirigerellinae through timeFormations of the PermianThe world it lived on

Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. (Brown 1849)