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Spiriferina (Mentzelia)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Spiriferina (Mentzelia) Quenstedt
1912Spiriferina (Mentzelia) Bittner
1913Spiriferina (Mentzelia) De Toni
2002Mentzelia Sepkoski
2006Mentzelia Williams et al. p. 1935
2016Mentzelia He and Chen p. 976
2019Mentzelia Guo 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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familySpiriferinidaeDavidson 1884
subfamilySpiriferininaeDavidson 1884
genusSpiriferinad'Orbigny 1847
subgenusMentzeliaQuenstedt 1871

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.

Subg. †Spiriferina (Mentzelia) Quenstedt 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Carnian or 247.20000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina microglossa (206730)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Spiriferina mentzeli (203241 203266)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Spiriferina mentzeli (63538)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy Spiriferina mentzeli (136960)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Spiriferina mentzeli (203242)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina microglossa (203799 203800)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Spiriferina mentzeli (201597)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina mentzeli (206735)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Spiriferina bittneri, Spiriferina spitiensis (202271)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Spiriferina fraasi (203197 203208)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Mentzelia fraasi (49311 49317 49318 49319)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Hungary Mentzelia fraasi (23869)