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Spyridiophora distincta

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Taxonomy
Spyridiophora distincta was named by Cooper and Stehli (1955). Its type specimen is USNM 124117, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM701k, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Spyridiophora.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Spyridiophora distincta Cooper and Stehli pp. 473-474 figs. Pl 54, figs 1-17
1960Spyridiophora distincta Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 144 figs. Pl 31, figs 8-16
1975Spyridiophora distincta Cooper and Grant p. 886 figs. Pl 251, figs 12-31
1986Spyridiophora distincta Li et al. figs. Pl 1, fig 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyProductoideaGray 1840
familyProductellidaeSchuchert 1929
subfamilyProductinaeGray 1840
tribeSpyridiophorini()
genusSpyridiophora
speciesdistincta

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.

Spyridiophora distincta Cooper and Stehli 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height510.910.012.810.81.09

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) Spyridiophora distincta (43468 43475 43479 type locality: 43481 75938 105594)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Guangxi) Spyridiophora distincta (134321)