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Paraspiriferina multiplicata

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer multiplicatus was named by Sowerby (1829).

It was recombined as Trigonotreta multiplicata by King (1850); it was recombined as Spiriferina multiplicata by Howse (1857), Davidson (1858), Waagen (1883), Huang (1933), Dunbar (1955); it was recombined as Spiriferellina multiplicata by Hou et al. (1979); it was recombined as Punctospirifer multiplicata by Lee and Gu (1980); it was recombined as Punctospirifer multiplicatus by Liao and Meng (1986), Liao (1987); it was recombined as Paraspiriferina multiplicata by Shen et al. (1992), Zeng et al. (1995), Shen and Zhang (2008), Shen and Clapham (2009), Xu et al. (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Spirifer multiplicatus Sowerby p. 119
1848Spirifer multiplicatus Howse p. 254
1850Trigonotreta jonesiana King p. 129 figs. Pl 8, fig 19
1850Trigonotreta multiplicata King p. 129 figs. Pl 8, figs 15-18
1857Spiriferina multiplicata Howse p. 52
1858Spiriferina multiplicata Davidson p. 19 figs. Pl 1, figs 41-44
1883Spiriferina multiplicata Waagen p. 502 figs. Pl 49, figs 8,9
1899Spiriferina margaritae Gemmellaro p. 154 figs. Pl 30, figs 9-23
1903Spiriferina margaritae Diener p. 15 figs. Pl 1, fig 7
1933Spiriferina multiplicata Huang p. 57 figs. Pl 9, figs 4,5
1944Spiriferina (Mansuyella) margaritae Reed p. 250 figs. Pl 32, fig 13
1955Spiriferina multiplicata Dunbar p. 147 figs. Pl 29, figs 1-9
1979Spiriferellina multiplicata Hou et al. p. 97 figs. Pl 12, fig 15
1980Punctospirifer multiplicata Lee and Gu p. 421 figs. Pl 179, fig 2
1986Punctospirifer multiplicatus Liao and Meng figs. Pl 3, fig 11
1987Punctospirifer multiplicatus Liao figs. Pl 6, figs 1,2
1992Paraspiriferina multiplicata Shen et al. p. 186 figs. Pl 4, figs 33-36
1995Paraspiriferina multiplicata Zeng et al. figs. Pl 16, fig 7
2008Paraspiriferina multiplicata Shen and Zhang fig. 6.3
2009Paraspiriferina multiplicata Shen and Clapham p. 735 figs. Pl 6, figs 22-25; pl 7, figs 1-4
2019Paraspiriferina multiplicata Xu et al. p. 892 figs. 6.27-6.31

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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
superfamilyPennospiriferinoideaDagys 1972
familyParaspiriferinidaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusParaspiriferina()
speciesmultiplicata()

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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Invalid names: Spiriferina margaritae Gemmellaro 1899 [synonym], Trigonotreta jonesiana King 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1311.17.0016.212.02.64

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 Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (90 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Punctospirifer multiplicata (109617)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Spiriferina margaritae (108672 108675)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Spiriferina multiplicata (127033)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guizhou) Punctospirifer multiplicata (197497) Punctospirifer multiplicatus (111995 111998 111999 112000 112001 112002 112007) Spiriferina multiplicata (110326 110972 136247)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Chongqing) Paraspiriferina multiplicata (156831 156867 156869 156871 156873 156875) Spiriferina multiplicata (111069 111075)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14North Atlantic Trigonotreta multiplicata (130842)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangxi) Punctospirifer multiplicatus (112363 112428)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) Spiriferina margaritae (230327)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hunan) Paraspiriferina multiplicata (117499)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greece Paraspiriferina multiplicata (64171)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Spiriferina margaritae (127030) Spiriferina multiplicata (88933 90253 117776 119843 125897 125898 126280 126281 126294 126295 126298 126300 126693 127025 127028 236241)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greenland Spiriferina multiplicata (107370 107371 107372 107373 107374 107375 107378 107382 107383 107533 107536 107537 107538 107539)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (England) Spirifer multiplicatus (116168 117880) Spiriferina multiplicata (110500) Trigonotreta jonesiana (95677) Trigonotreta jonesiana, Trigonotreta multiplicata (130766)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom Spirifer multiplicatus (130834 130870 130871 130872) Trigonotreta jonesiana (130769)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Spiriferina multiplicata (126706 126762)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Paraspiriferina multiplicata (203191)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Spiriferina multiplicata (126882)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hunan) Punctospirifer multiplicatus (105918)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Paraspiriferina multiplicata (117476 117481) Punctospirifer multiplicatus (111990 111992)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Punctospirifer multiplicatus (149204 149207)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Paraspiriferina multiplicata (156811 156818)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Paraspiriferina multiplicata (94966 94967 94968 94969 94970 94977 94984)