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Mucrospiriferidae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae

Taxonomy
Mucrospiriferidae was named by Pitrat (1965). It is not extant. Its type is Mucrospirifer.

It was assigned to Spiriferacea by Savage et al. (1978); and to Delthyridoidea by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Mucrospiriferidae Pitrat
1978Mucrospiriferidae Savage et al. p. 376
2006Mucrospiriferidae Williams et al. p. 1843

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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
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyMucrospiriferidaePitrat 1965
familyMucrospiriferidaePitrat 1965

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. †Mucrospiriferidae Pitrat 1965
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Subfm. †Mucrospiriferinae Boucot 1959
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Invalid names: Dmitrispirifer [synonym], Sculptospirifer [synonym]
G. †Mucrospirifer Grabau 1931
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Mucrospirifer mucronatus Conrad 1841
Mucrospirifer refugiensis Savage et al. 1978
Invalid names: Khinganospirifer [synonym]
Subfm. †Tylothyridinae Carter 1972
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G. †Tylothyris North 1920
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Tylothyris brevaurita Carter 1967
Tylothyris minima Campbell and Engel 1963
Tylothyris missouriensis Weller 1906
Tylothyris multicostatus Maxwell 1964
Tylothyris novamexicana Stainbrook 1947
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 Lochkovian to the top of the Gzhelian or 419.62000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (1098 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Vietnam Mucrospirifer bacbounensis (83247)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Ontario) Mucrospirifer sp. (40058)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Colombia Mucrospiriferidae indet. (35912 35914 35915)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (Alaska) Eleutherokomma sp. (100985 100986)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Brazil (Parana) Mucrospirifer sp. (37082)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Brazil (Para) Mucrospirifer sp. (37138)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Venezuela Mucrospirifer sp. (35895)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Colombia Mucrospiriferidae indet. (35861 35862 35869 35870 35871 35872 35873 35878 35879 35881 35885 35889 35891 35975 35976 35977 35978 35979 35980 35981) M. sp. (35863 35867)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (New York) Mucrospirifer macra (232948)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Sauerland) Mucrospirifer diluvianus (229644)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Osagean351.9 - 342.9Mexico (Tamaulipas) Tylothyris sp. (57988)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Tylothyris sp. (2184 2187 2191 2202 2204 2207 2208 2252 65923)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Tylothyris sp. (557 558)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (Queensland) Tylothyris multicostatus (145005 145006)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Tylothyris planimedia (46933 46937 46938 46943 46944 46945 58143 58147)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Nevada) Tylothyris sp. (62674 62729)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Tylothyris planimedia (8221 8222)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Tylothyris laminosa (73391 73400 73402)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.4 - 315.2China (Xizang) Sculptospirifer acutiplicatis (61395)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9China (Guangxi) Tylothyris pauciplicata (134310)