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Neospirifer venezuelensis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer venezuelensis was named by Gerth (1931).

It was recombined as Neospirifer venezuelensis by Hoover (1981) and Torres-Martínez et al. (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Spirifer venezuelensis Gerth p. 525 figs. Pl 22, figs 3-4
1981Neospirifer venezuelensis Hoover p. 100 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-13
2019Neospirifer venezuelensis Torres-Martínez et al. p. 617 figs. 6a-k

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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
speciesvenezuelensis(Gerth 1931)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height121.0

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 Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Venezuela (Merida) Neospirifer venezuelensis (41505 41508 41513 41514)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Mexico (Chiapas) Neospirifer venezuelensis (198600)