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Anthracospirifer leidyi

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer leidyi was named by Norwood and Pratten (1855).

It was recombined as Spirifera leidyi by Walcott (1884); it was recombined as Anthracospirifer leidyi by Henry and Gordon (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bifurcatus, A. opimus, A. pellaensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Spirifer leidyi Norwood and Pratten
1884Spirifera leidyi Walcott p. 216 figs. Plate xviii, figs. 4, 4 a
1992Anthracospirifer leidyi Henry and Gordon

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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()
familySpiriferidae
subfamilySergospiriferinaeCarter 1994
genusAnthracospirifer
speciesleidyi(Norwood and Pratten 1855)

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.

†Anthracospirifer leidyi Norwood and Pratten 1855
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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: 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 Brigantian to the top of the Pendleian or 336.00000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections (103 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous - Chesterian358.9 - 323.2USA (Utah) Spirifer leidyi (13363)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Arizona) Spirifer leidyi (13152 124289)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Georgia) Spirifer leidyi (164684)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Arizona) Spirifer leidyi (124253 124254 124288)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Virginia) Anthracospirifer leidyi (6999) Spirifer leidyi (7001)
Meramecian - Chesterian343.0 - 323.2USA (Idaho) Spirifer leidyi (12880 12897 12898 12899 12901)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Alabama) Anthracospirifer leidyi (6742 6744 6754 6755 6762 6763 6764 6765 6766 6769 6773 6777 6780 6782 6789 6790 6791 6792 6793 6794 6795 6796 6797 6798 6799 6800 6801 6803 6804 6805 6806 6807 6808 6809 6811 6812 6823 6831 6835 6837 6839 6841 6844 6845 6846 6847 6848)
Brigantian - Pendleian336.0 - 327.0USA (Indiana) Spirifer leidyi (7000 7004 7006 7018 7025 7026 7028 7032)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Kentucky) Anthracospirifer leidyi (206292)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2Canada (Alberta) Spirifer leidyi (62329 62372 62373 62381 62383)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Arizona) Spirifer leidyi (124256)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Virginia) Anthracospirifer leidyi (7035 7085)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Indiana) Spirifer leidyi (6880 6881 6882 6884 6885 6886 6887 6888 6891 6893 6894)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Illinois) Spirifer leidyi (7066 7071 7072)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Indiana) Spirifer leidyi (6924 6928 6930 6932 6933 6943 6962 6963 6967)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Idaho) Anthracospirifer leidyi (93283 93288)