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Gerkispiridae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Gerkispiridae

Taxonomy
Gerkispiridae was named by Carter (1985). Its type is Gerkispira.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Gerkispiridae Carter
2006Gerkispiridae Williams et al. p. 1764

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyMartinioidea
familyGerkispiridaeCarter 1985
familyGerkispiridaeCarter 1985

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. †Gerkispiridae Carter 1985
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G. †Acanthospirina Schuchert and LeVene 1929
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Invalid names: Acanthospira Weller 1914 [replaced]
G. †Oiosia
G. †Spinospirifer Martynova 1961
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Spinospirifer nuraensis Simorin 1956
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 14:12:52
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 Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Serpukhovian or 365.20000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (New Mexico) Oiosia putilla (231555 231556 231558)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Missouri) Acanthospirina aciculifera (6029 6030)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Oklahoma) Punctothyris kenwoodensis (5614)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Oklahoma) Acanthospirina sp. A (5611)