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Anoplothecidae

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae

Taxonomy
Anoplothecidae was named by Schuchert (1894). Its type is Anoplotheca.

It was assigned to Dayiacea by Bassett and Cocks (1974); and to Anoplothecoidea by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Anoplothecidae Schuchert
1974Anoplothecidae Bassett and Cocks
2002Anoplothecidae Williams et al. p. 1607

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAnoplothecoideaSchuchert 1894
familyAnoplothecidaeSchuchert 1894
familyAnoplothecidaeSchuchert 1894

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. †Anoplothecidae Schuchert 1894
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Subfm. †Anoplothecinae Schuchert 1894
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G. †Bifida
G. †Butkovia
G. †Dnestrina
Subfm. †Coelospirinae Hall and Clarke 1894
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G. †Coelospira Hall 1863
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†Coelospira camilla Hall 1867
†Coelospira concava Hall 1857
†Coelospira dichotoma Hall 1859
†Coelospira hemispherica de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
†Coelospira nitens Vanuxem 1842
†Coelospira pseudocamilla Johnson 1970
†Coelospira pusilla Hisinger 1837
†Coelospira virginia Amsden 1958
G. †Navispira
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:48:06
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:48:06
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Famennian or 440.80000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (285 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) Coelospira sp. (111802 111804)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (New York) Coelospira sp. (531)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Greenland Coelospira sp. (188493)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Czech Republic (Bohemia) Coelospira sp. (20759)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) Coelospira plicatula, Coelospira hemispherica (81788 81789) Coelospira sp. (445 449 450 451 452 458 459 462 463)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Michigan) Coelospira sp. (532)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) Coelospira sp. (444 446)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Greenland Coelospira sp. (188528)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4USA (New Hampshire) Coelospira saffordi (537)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.4 - 423.0USA (Maryland) Coelospira nitens (40723 41015) Coelospira sp. (41018)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Anoplotheca sp. (5865)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Nevada) Bifida sp. (2775)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Pennsylvania) Anoplotheca sp. (609 610)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Coelospira camilla (91091 91215 91216 91217 91279)
Late/Upper Eifelian389.6 - 387.7Germany Bifida lepida (60140)
Late/Upper Eifelian389.6 - 387.7Morocco (Maider) Bifida lepida (234962)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Bifida lepida (44122 44178)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2France (Bretagne) Bifida lepida (84091 84095 84100)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Colombia (Boyaca) Anoplotheca silvetii (36012)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Anoplothecidae indet. (38275 38295 38298 38299 38300 38302)