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Pustulospiriferina australis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae

Taxonomy
Spiriferellina australis was named by Maxwell (1964). Its type specimen is UQ F42868 and is a mold. Its type locality is UQ L1932, Yarrol, which is in a Sakmarian marine siliciclastic in the Burnett Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Punctospirifer australis by Armstrong (1970); it was recombined as Pustulospiriferina australis by Waterhouse (1987), Lee et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Spiriferellina australis Maxwell p. 25 figs. Pl 5, figs 6-12
1970Punctospirifer australis Armstrong p. 316 figs. Pl 25, figs 3-5,11,20
1987Pustulospiriferina australis Waterhouse p. 45
2023Pustulospiriferina australis Lee et al. p. 100 figs. 16M-Q, 17

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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
familyPunctospiriferidae
genusPustulospiriferina
speciesaustralis()

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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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 Sakmarian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 293.52000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Queensland) Spiriferellina australis (144839 144840)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Tasmania) Spiriferellina australis (120242 120244)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (New South Wales) Punctospirifer australis (102760)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Queensland) Punctospirifer australis (101579)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Australia (New South Wales) Pustulospiriferina australis (103676)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) Punctospirifer australis (101580 101581)