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Thecospiridae

Rhynchonellata - Thecideida - Thecospiridae

Taxonomy
Thecospiridae was named by Bittner (1890). Its type is Thecospira.

It was assigned to Thecospiroidea by Williams et al. (2006).

Subtaxa
Thecospira (syn. Thecospiropsis) (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Thecospiridae Bittner
2006Thecospiridae Williams et al. p. 1944

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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
orderThecideidaPajaud 1970
superfamilyThecospiroideaBittner 1890
familyThecospiridaeBittner 1890
familyThecospiridaeBittner 1890

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. †Thecospiridae Bittner 1890
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G. †Thecospira Zugmayer 1882
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†Thecospira davidsoni Bittner 1890
†Thecospira granulata Dagys 1974
†Thecospira guembeli Pichler 1857
†Thecospira haidingeri Suess 1854
†Thecospira porrecta Bittner 1912
†Thecospira semseyi Bittner 1912
†Thecospira sinensis Sun et al. 1979
†Thecospira sturzenbaumi Bittner 1890
†Thecospira tenuistriata Bittner 1890
†Thecospira textilis Bittner 1902
†Thecospira tirolensis Loretz 1875
Invalid names: Thecospiropsis Dagys 1974 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:47
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:31
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Rhaetian or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Bosnia and Herzegovina Thecospira textilis (203843)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Thecospira haidingeri, Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira tenuistriata, Thecospira tyrolensis (56979) Thecospira haidingeri, Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira tyrolensis (56980) Thecospira haidingeri, Thecospira tyrolensis (56981) Thecospira sp. (69659 69660) Thecospira sp., Thecospira tirolensis (34692 69661) Thecospira tirolensis (69663)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria Thecospira guembeli (49447 206002 206034)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary (Bakony) Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira arenosa, Thecospira tyrolensis (203199) Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira arenosa, Thecospira tyrolensis, Thecospira porrecta (203208) Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira tyrolensis (203197 203210) Thecospira tyrolensis (203270)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira arenosa, Thecospira tenuistriata, Thecospira tyrolensis (70798) Thecospira tenuistriata (70800)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Thecospira davidsonii (164191) Thecospira haidingeri, Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira tenuistriata, Thecospira tyrolensis (56982) Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira tyrolensis (56983)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Slovenia Thecospira haidingeri (85175)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Germany Thecospira guembeli (206004)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria (Tyrol) Thecospira guembeli (202331)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Hungary Thecospira sp., Thecospira tirolensis, Thecospira porrecta (23869)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Austria (Tyrol) Thecospira guembeli (203207)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38China (Xizang) Thecospira sinensis (132577)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38China (Sichuan) Thecospira granulata (123657)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Bosnia and Herzegovina Thecospira sp. (203844)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Tajikistan Thecospira granulata (127974 127979)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia Thecospira sturzenbaumi (49455)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Thecospira haidingeri (27961 29069 137754 138165 138167)