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Thecospiroidea

Rhynchonellata - Thecideida

Taxonomy
Thecospiroidea was named by Bittner (1890).

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

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderThecideidaPajaud 1970
superfamilyThecospiroideaBittner 1890
superfamilyThecospiroideaBittner 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.

Superfm. †Thecospiroidea Bittner 1890
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Fm. †Hungarithecidae Dagys 1972
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Subfm. †Hungarithecinae Dagys 1974
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G. †Hungaritheca Dagys 1974
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†Hungaritheca andreaei Bittner 1912
Subfm. †Pamirothecinae Dagys 1974
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G. †Pamirotheca Dagys 1974
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Fm. †Thecospirellidae Dagys 1972
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G. †Brachiobittnerella Ceccolini and Cianferoni 2023
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Invalid names: Bittnerella Dagys 1974 [replaced]
G. †Thecospirella Bittner 1912
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†Thecospirella bidorsatus Klipstein 1843
†Thecospirella discors Bittner 1890
†Thecospirella loczyi Bittner 1912
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 (41 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 (69661) Thecospira sp., Thecospira tirolensis, Thecospira andreaei (34692) Thecospira tirolensis (69663)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Germany Thecospira guembeli (206004)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria Thecospira guembeli (49447 206002 206034)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Tajikistan Bittnerella bittneri (128151)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary (Bakony) Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira arenosa, Thecospira andreaei, Thecospira tyrolensis (203199) Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira arenosa, Thecospira tyrolensis, Thecospira porrecta (203208) Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira tyrolensis (203210) Thecospira semseyi, Thecospirella loczyi, Thecospira andreaei, Cyrtina gracillima, Thecospira tyrolensis (203197) Thecospira tyrolensis (203270) Thecospirella loczyi, Thecospira andreaei (203198)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary Hungaritheca andraei, Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira arenosa, Thecospira tenuistriata, Thecospirella loczyi, Thecospira tyrolensis (70798) Thecospira tenuistriata (70800) Thecospirella loczyi (70797)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Thecospira davidsonii (164191) Thecospira haidingeri, Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira tenuistriata, Thecospira tyrolensis (56982) Thecospira semseyi, Thecospira tyrolensis (56983)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria (Tyrol) Thecospira guembeli (202331)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Slovenia Thecospira haidingeri (85175)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Hungary Hungaritheca tricostata, Thecospira sp., Thecospira tirolensis, Thecospirella loczyi, Cyrtina gracilima, 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, Pamirotheca aulacothyridiformis (127974 127979)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Thecospira haidingeri (27961 29069 137754 138165 138167)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia Thecospira sturzenbaumi (49455)