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Athyris (Spirigera)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Spirigera was named as a genus.

It was reranked as Athyris (Spirigera) by Astre (1934).

It was assigned to Athyris by Astre (1934); and to Athyridacea by Sykora et al. (1998).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Athyris acutirostris, Athyris amdrupi, Athyris angelicoidea, Athyris area, Athyris balatonica, Athyris bayeti, Athyris bayeti, Athyris bisinuata, Athyris capillata, Athyris capillata, Athyris capillata, Athyris capillata, Athyris capillata, Athyris capillata, Athyris capillata, Athyris cedarensis, Athyris cedarensis, Athyris chitralensis, Athyris cingulata, Athyris coloradensis, Athyris communis, Athyris cora, Athyris cora, Athyris crassicardinalis, Athyris davidsoni, Athyris davidsoni, Athyris expansa, Athyris fultonensis, Athyris fultonensis, Athyris gerolsteinensis, Athyris globula, Athyris globularis, Athyris globularis, Athyris globularis, Athyris gonicolpos, Athyris gradis, Athyris gurdoni, Athyris hannibalensis, Athyris hunanensis, Athyris juno, Athyris kaihikuana, Athyris kaisini, Athyris kutsingensis, Athyris lamina, Athyris lens, Athyris manzavinioides, Athyris minuta, Athyris mollizonota, Athyris multiplicata, Athyris murchisoni, Athyris odolens, Athyris oehlerti, Athyris parvirostra, Athyris pectinifera, Athyris pectinifera, Athyris pelapayensis, Athyris plicata, Athyris polita, Athyris postconcentrica, Athyris protea, Athyris protea, Athyris protea, Athyris protea, Athyris protea, Athyris reticulata, Athyris royssi, Athyris schloenbachi, Athyris sesquiplicata, Athyris simplex, Athyris simplex, Athyris spiriferiodes, Athyris subconcentrica, Athyris subcurvata, Athyris subtilita, Athyris sulcifera, Athyris supervittata, Athyris tau, Athyris tiaomachiensis, Athyris transversa, Athyris triplesioides, Athyris undata, Athyris vitatta, Athyris vittara, Athyris vittata, Athyris vittata, Athyris waratahensis, Athyris wiragullensis, Athyris wolfarti, Athyris wreyi, Athyris zonulata, Athyris zonulata, Spirigera cornutula, Spirigera deslongchampsi, Spirigera eurycolpa, Spirigera expansa, Spirigera leptorhyncha, Spirigera rossyi, Spirigera stolizckai, Spirigera subcurvata
Sister taxa
Spirigera (Didymospira)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Athyris (Spirigera) Astre p. 78
1998Spirigera Sykora et al.

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilyAthyridinaeM'Coy 1844
genusAthyris
subgenusSpirigera

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.

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Subg. †Spirigera (Didymospira) Salomon 1895
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Spirigera borovacensis Kittl 1903
Spirigera forojulensis Bittner 1890
Spirigera kaihikuana Trechmann 1917
Spirigera kittlii Bittner 1902
Spirigera manzavinii Bittner 1891
Spirigera manzavinioides Trechmann 1917
Spirigera milesi Smith 1927
Spirigera misolica Krumbeck 1913
Spirigera monticola White 1874
Spirigera oppelii Laube 1865
Spirigera pseudodielasma Fliegel 1901
Spirigera sellaris Klipstein 1843
Spirigera siljanensis Kittl 1903
Spirigera stoliczkai Bittner 1899
Spirigera subindistincta Krumbeck 1924
Spirigera sufflata Verneuil 1855
Spirigera tricupii Bittner 1892
Spirigera wreyi Zittel 1864
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height213.312.514.213.31.20

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 07:56:13
Modified: 2009-06-03 09:56:13
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Rhaetian or 358.86000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7India Spirigera sp. (230639)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (California) Spirigera sp. (214521)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Indonesia (Sumatra) Spirigera pseudodielasma (121984)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Indonesia Spirigera rossyi (132787 132791)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Montenegro Spirigera kittlii (203798)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464India (Uttarakhand) Spirigera stoliczkai (206203)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Indonesia Spirigera stolizckai (204269)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Spirigera borovacensis (206619) Spirigera kittlii (206730) Spirigera sp. (206725)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464India (Himachal Pradesh) Spirigera stoliczkai (206202 206205 206206)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464India Spirigera stoliczkai (206200)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy Spirigera forojulensis (137009)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Nepal (Byans) Spirigera stoliczkai (206207)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Spirigera forojulensis (203796)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spirigera forojulensis, Spirigera kittlii (203800) Spirigera kittlii (203799)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Spirigera stoppanii, Spirigera undata (202271)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spirigera kittlii (203840) Spirigera leptorhyncha (206736) Spirigera stoppanii, Spirigera siljanensis (206734)
Anisian - Carnian246.7 - 227.3Thailand (Lampang) Spirigera sp. (211614)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Indonesia (Timor) Spirigera stoliczkai (205183)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3New Zealand Spirigera kaihikuana (201926 201945)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) Rhynchonella sellaris (44953)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary (Bakony) Spirigera schloenbachii (203208) Spirigera subcurvata (203197) Spirigera sufflata (203199)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3New Zealand (Canterbury) Spirigera kaihikuana (101407)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3New Zealand Spirigera manzavinioides (201935) Spirigera wreyi (201939 201943)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) Spirigera sp. (44395)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Spirigera sp. (164191)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Türkiye (Balıkesir) Spirigera manzavinii, Spirigera tricupii (201912)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Indonesia (Maluku) Spirigera sp. (204324)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (California) Spirigera milesi (144383)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Bosnia and Herzegovina Spirigera eurycolpa (203844) Spirigera leptorhyncha (206615)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Timor-Leste Spirigera subindistincta (21182)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Nevada) Spirigera sp. (100391)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Indonesia (Timor) Spirigera sp. (205450)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.38 - 205.7Indonesia Spirigera misolica (204491)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia Spirigera deslongchampsi (85059)