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Cirpinae

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Cirpinae Ager
2002Cirpinae Williams et al. p. 1263
2022Cirpinae Baeza-Carratalá and García Joral p. 995

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyWellerellidaeLicharew 1956
subfamilyCirpinaeAger 1965
subfamilyCirpinaeAger 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.

Subfm. †Cirpinae Ager 1965
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G. †Calcirhynchia Buckman 1917
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Calcirhynchia calcaria Buckman 1917
Calcirhynchia calcicosta Quenstedt 1852
Calcirhynchia glevensis Davidson 1878
Calcirhynchia plicatissima Quenstedt 1852
Calcirhynchia zugmayeri Gemmellaro 1878
G. †Cirpa De Gregorio 1930
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Cirpa borissiaki Moisseiev 1934
Cirpa briseis Gemmellaro 1874
Cirpa fallax Deslongchamps 1863
Cirpa fromontae Craig 2002
Cirpa fronto Quenstedt 1871
Cirpa himalaica Jin et al. 1976
Cirpa kiragliae Ager 1959
Cirpa langi Ager 1958
Cirpa langi carpathica Siblik 1965
Cirpa lucentina Baeza-Carratalá and García Joral 2022
Cirpa planifrons Ormos 1937
Cirpa slovenica Siblik 1967
Cirpa subcostellata Gemmellaro 1878
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella canevae Dal Piaz 1907 [synonym], Rhynchonella latissima Fucini 1895 [synonym]
Cirpa subfurcillata Bose 1898
Cirpa variabilis Schlotheim 1813
G. †Euxinella
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Euxinella anatolica Bittner 1891
Euxinella batangensis Sun and Shi 1985
Euxinella cubanica Dagys 1963
Euxinella latirgvartaensis Moisseiev 1936
Euxinella levantina Bittner 1891
Euxinella pamirensis Dagys 1963
Euxinella robinsoni Moisseiev 1936
Euxinella subglobulina Liao and Sun 1974
G. †Moisseievia Dagys 1963
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Moisseievia moisseivi Dagys 1963
Moisseievia skirdaensis Moisseiev 1947
Moisseievia superba Bittner 1889
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Robinsonella mastakanensis Moisseiev 1936
Robinsonella tenulirata Sun and Shi 1985
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Salgirella alberti Oppel 1861
Salgirella goicoecheai Baeza-Carratalá 2011
G. †Vincentirhynchia MacFarlan 1992
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Vincentirhynchia toki MacFarlan 1992
Vincentirhynchia uitoeensis MacFarlan 1992
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 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Middle Callovian or 246.70000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (336 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Austria (Innsbruck) Rhynchonella variabilis (202274)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Sichuan) Euxinella subglobulina (25404 25405) Euxinella sublobulina (25403)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Japan Robinsonella sp. nov. (85168)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Türkiye (Balıkesir) Rhynchonella anatolica, Rhynchonella levantina (201912)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Slovakia Apertirhynchella triplex (42587)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Slovakia Apertirhynchella triplex (49422 49438 49440)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38China (Sichuan) Euxinella batangensis (132563) Euxinella subglobulina (123656)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38China (Xizang) Robinsonella bambanagensis (110216 110217 110232)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38China (Yunnan) Moisseievia superba (132566) Robinsonella tenulirata (132565)
Norian227.3 - 205.7China (Sichuan) Euxinella anatolica, Euxinella cubanica, Euxinella levantina (123652)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Slovakia Cirpa slovenica, Cirpa langi (158497)
Ururoan188.9 - 176.0New Zealand Vincentirhynchia toki (134155 134219)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain Cirpa slovenica, Salgirella goicoecheai, Cirpa latifrons (171313)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9New Zealand Vincentirhynchia toki (133951 133952 133953 134145 134146 134147)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Portugal (Coimbra) Cirpa fallax (211003 211034 211035 211036 211042)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7New Zealand Vincentirhynchia toki (133926 133935 133941 133945 133946 133947 133948 133949 133969 133975 133978 133994 134033 134034 134076 134080 134354 134359 135121 135122)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Italy Calcirhynchia plicatissima (66385 66386 66389)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Australia (Western Australia) Cirpa fromontae (153567 153568 153569 153570 153571 153572 153573 153575 153576 153577 153580)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2China (Xizang) Cirpa himalaica (110218 110219)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Rhynchonella variabilis (98125)