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Spiriferidae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Spiriferidae King
1869Spiriferidae Huxley p. 116
1974Spiriferidae Brunton and Champion p. 834
2003Spiriferidae Shen et al. p. 81
2004Spiriferidae Waterhouse
2006Spiriferidae Williams et al. p. 1769

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferidae
familySpiriferidae

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.

Fm. †Spiriferidae King 1846
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G. †Allanaria Crickmay 1953
Subfm. †Gypospiriferinae Waterhouse 2004
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G. †Ovispirifer Waterhouse 2004
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†Ovispirifer oldhamianus Waagen 1883
G. †Intermedites Struve 1995
Subfm. †Prospirinae Carter 1974
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G. †Atylephorus Sartenaer and Plodowski 1996
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†Atylephorus tornacensis de Koninck 1883
G. †Kinghiria
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†Parallelora subsuavis Plodowski 1968
G. †Prospira
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†Prospira burnettensis Maxwell 1961
Subfm. †Purdonellinae Poletaev 1986
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G. †Darbandia Angiolini 2001
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†Darbandia vagabunda Angiolini 2001
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†Domokhotia junglensis Shi and Waterhouse 1996
G. †Eliva Frederiks 1924
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†Eliva depressa Liao and Meng 1986
†Eliva lyra Kutorga 1844
†Eliva mignon Grabau 1936
†Eliva panduriformis Kutorga 1844
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Invalid names: Spirifer integricosta Moeller 1862 [synonym]
†Eliva timorensis Archbold and Bird 1989
†Eliva xinjiangensis Zhan and Wu 1987
G. †Nalivkiniella Özdikmen 2008
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†Nalivkiniella tau Nalivkin 1979
Invalid names: Ala Nalivkin 1979 [replaced]
G. †Neomunella Ozaki 1931
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†Neomunella liaoi Chen 2004
G. †Podtsheremia Kalashnikov 1966
G. †Purdonella Reed 1944
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†Purdonella markovskii Zavodowsky 1968
†Purdonella merlai Fantini Sestini 1965
†Purdonella nikitini Tschernyschew 1902
†Purdonella sadai Yanagida and Nishikawa 1984
†Purdonella semiovalis Reed 1944
†Purdonella soderberghi Dunbar 1955
Subfm. †Sergospiriferinae Carter 1994
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G. †Afghanospirifer Plodowski 1968
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G. †Anthracospirifer Lane 1963
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†Anthracospirifer leidyi Norwood and Pratten 1855
†Anthracospirifer occiduus Sadlick 1960
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Invalid names: Spirifer occidentalis Girty 1927 [replaced]
†Anthracospirifer shawi Gordon 1975
Invalid names: Plicatocyrtia [synonym]
G. †Brachiokasakhstania Ceccolini and Cianferoni 2023
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Invalid names: Kasakhstania [replaced]
G. †Cancellospirifer Campbell 1953
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†Cancellospirifer maxwelli Campbell 1953
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†Sergospirifer marini Termier et al. 1974
Subfm. †Spiriferinae King 1846
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†Ectochoristites inflatus Carter 1967
G. †Grandispirifer Yang 1959
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†Larispirifer balikelikeensis Chen and Shi 2006
†Larispirifer ettrainensis Shi and Waterhouse 1996
†Larispirifer fantinisestinii Angiolini and Stephenson 2008
†Larispirifer jigulensis Stuckenberg 1898
†Larispirifer tarimensis Zhan and Wu 1987
G. †Latispirifer Archbold and Thomas 1985
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†Latispirifer amplissimus Archbold and Thomas 1985
†Latispirifer archboldorum Winkler Prins 2008
†Latispirifer callytharrensis Archbold and Thomas 1985
G. †Mesochorispira Carter 1992
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G. †Spirifer Sowerby 1818
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Subg. †Spirifer (Lamellispirifer) Nalvkin 1937
†Spirifer acutiplicatus Hayasaka 1933
†Spirifer albertensis Warren 1932
†Spirifer argentarius Meek 1877
†Spirifer baschkirica Tschernyschew 1902
†Spirifer battu Gemmellaro 1899
†Spirifer battus Gemmellaro 1899
†Spirifer bistritzae Schellwien 1900
†Spirifer brandis Klipstein 1843
†Spirifer brazerianus Girty 1927
†Spirifer byrangi Chernyak 1963
†Spirifer cascadensis Warren 1927
†Spirifer centronatus Shimer 1926
†Spirifer chappelensis Carter 1967
†Spirifer concentricus Lee and Su 1980
†Spirifer crebristria Morris 1845
†Spirifer dichotomus Braun 1841
†Spirifer distefanii Gemmellaro 1899
†Spirifer dvinaensis Licharew 1927
†Spirifer enderlei Tschernyschew 1902
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Invalid names: Spirifer acuticostatus Tschernyschew 1902 [replaced]
†Spirifer engelgardthi Chernyak 1963
†Spirifer gregeri Weller 1914
†Spirifer haydenianus Girty 1927
†Spirifer holodnensis Chernyak 1963
†Spirifer incertus Li and Gu 1980
†Spirifer increbescens Hall 1858
†Spirifer jilinensis Li and Gu 1980
†Spirifer lirellus Cvancara 1958
†Spirifer macrus Hall 1867
†Spirifer malistanensis Plodowski 1968
†Spirifer mercurii Gosselet 1880
†Spirifer missouriensis Swallow 1860
†Spirifer munsteri Davidson 1851
†Spirifer obtusus Gabb 1870
†Spirifer opimus Hall 1858
†Spirifer orthiformis Lepsius 1878
†Spirifer pellaensis Weller 1914
†Spirifer pentagonoides Plodowski 1968
†Spirifer pentlandi d'Orbigny 1842
†Spirifer piassinaensis Chernyak 1963
†Spirifer postventricosus Tschernyschew 1902
†Spirifer rakuszi Einor 1946
†Spirifer rariplectus Braun 1841
†Spirifer rockymontanus Marcou 1858
†Spirifer schellwieni Tschernyschew 1902
†Spirifer siculus Gemmellaro 1899
†Spirifer sol Campbell and Engel 1963
†Spirifer spitiensis Stoliczka 1865
†Spirifer spurius Braun 1841
†Spirifer striatus Martin 1809
†Spirifer subgrandiformis Plodowski 1968
†Spirifer supracarbonicus Tschernyschew 1902
†Spirifer supramosquensis Nikitin 1890
†Spirifer tareiaensis Einor 1939
†Spirifer undata Reed 1944
†Spirifer uralicus Tschernyschew 1902
†Spirifer utahensis Meek 1860
Invalid names: Spirifera Phillips 1836 [synonym]
G. †Warsawia Carter 1974
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†Warsawia lateralis Hall 1858
Invalid names: Brachythyrinae Fredericks 1928 [empty], Delthyrinae Waagen 1883 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available