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Blasispirifer reedi

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer reedi was named by Licharew (1978). Its type specimen is TsNIGR 212/9210, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Flangovaya Mountain, Upper Chandalaz, Artemovka River, Primorye, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Chandalaz Formation of the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Neospirifer reedi by Pavlova et al. (1991); it was recombined as Blasispirifer reedi by Shi and Tazawa (2001), Tazawa (2001), Shi et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Spirifer reedi Licharew p. 73 figs. Pl 21, fig 13
1991Neospirifer reedi Pavlova et al. p. 20
2001Blasispirifer reedi Shi and Tazawa p. 756 figs. 2.4-2.6
2001Blasispirifer reedi Tazawa p. 301 figs. 8.11a-8.13
2022Blasispirifer reedi Shi et al. p. 70 fig. 5P

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familyTrigonotretidae
subfamilyNeospiriferinae
genusBlasispiriferKulikov 1950
speciesreedi()

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.

Blasispirifer reedi Licharew 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height113.3

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Capitanian or 274.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Japan Blasispirifer reedi (75528)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Japan (Central) Blasispirifer reedi (42696)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Blasispirifer reedi (82406 225518)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Spirifer reedi (82405 86015 type locality: 110503 112487 112489 112559)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Mongolia Neospirifer reedi (109031)