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Neospirifer goreii

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer goreii was named by Mather (1915). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Neospirifer goreii by Dunbar and Condra (1932) and Hoare (1961).

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Spirifer goreii Mather p. 186 figs. pl. 12 f. 10-11a
1932Neospirifer goreii Dunbar and Condra pp. 341-342 figs. pl. 39 f. 1-3
1961Neospirifer goreii Hoare pp. 74-75 figs. pl. 9 f. 11-13

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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
genusNeospiriferFredericks 1919
speciesgoreii()

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.

Neospirifer goreii Mather 1915
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Desmoinesian or 323.20000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Nevada) Spirifer goreii (144019)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Colorado) Spirifer goreii (42822)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (New Mexico) Spirifer goreii (43451)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Missouri) Neospirifer goreii, Neospirifer brevimarginatus (70480)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Neospirifer goreii (70137 70251 70255 70284)