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Sphenosteges hispidus

Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae

Taxonomy
Aulosteges hispidus was named by Girty (1920).

It was recombined as Sphenosteges hispidus by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960), Logan and McGugan (1968), Wardlaw (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Aulosteges hispidus Girty
1930Aulosteges hispidus Branson p. 32 figs. Pl 4, figs 6-8; pl 6, figs 1-5
1960Sphenosteges hispidus Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 108 figs. Pl 18, figs 1-20
1968Sphenosteges hispidus Logan and McGugan p. 1131 figs. Pl 141, fig 3
1977Sphenosteges hispidus Wardlaw figs. Pl 4, figs 1-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyAulostegoideaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
familyAulostegidae
subfamilyEchinosteginae
genusSphenosteges
specieshispidus(Girty 1920)

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.

†Sphenosteges hispidus Girty 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Alaska) Aulosteges hispidus (112226)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Wyoming) Sphenosteges hispidus (11225)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Canada (British Columbia) Sphenosteges hispidus (112836)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Nevada) Sphenosteges hispidus (39438 39449 39451 39453 39457 39458 39460 39465 39466 39751 39752 39754 39758 39788)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Utah) Sphenosteges hispidus (39558 39722)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902USA (Wyoming) Aulosteges hispidus (87153 236330 236337) Sphenosteges hispidus (11223)