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Blasispirifer blasii

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer blasii was named by de Verneuil (1845). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kirilof, which is in a Roadian shallow subtidal limestone in the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Blasispirifer blasii by Kulikov (1950), Waterhouse (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Spirifer blasii de Verneuil p. 168 figs. Pl 6, figs 9a-d
1861Spirifer blasii Geinitz p. 91
1950Blasispirifer blasii Kulikov
2004Blasispirifer blasii Waterhouse

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familyTrigonotretidae
subfamilyNeospiriferinae
genusBlasispiriferKulikov 1950
speciesblasii()

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.

Blasispirifer blasii de Verneuil 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pennsylvanian to the top of the Changhsingian or 323.40000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Alaska) Spirifer blasii (111915)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Spirifer blasii (type locality: 117226)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Alaska) Spirifer blasii (109334)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Spirifer blasii (125891 126295 127006 127025)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Spirifer blasii (126882)