Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Aperispirifer ovalis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

Taxonomy
Aperispirifer ovalis was named by Waterhouse (1987). Its type specimen is UQF 59270 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UQ L4530, Cracow, which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Oxtrack Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Aperispirifer ovalis Waterhouse pp. 18-20 figs. Pl 4, figs 14-20; pl 5, fig 4
2004Aperispirifer ovalis Waterhouse

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
subfamilyTrigonotretinae
genusAperispirifer
speciesovalis

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.

†Aperispirifer ovalis Waterhouse 1987
show all | hide all
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: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Queensland) Aperispirifer ovalis (66277 101571 113859 120321 type locality: 120324 120325 120328 120542 120543 120642 120643 120644 120646 120647 120648 120650)