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Spinomartinia prolifica

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae

Taxonomy
Spinomartinia prolifica was named by Waterhouse (1981). Its type specimen is TBR 204 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is ANKB5, Ao Nang, which is in a Kungurian marine sandstone in Thailand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Spinomartinia prolifica Waterhouse p. 107 figs. Pl 27, figs 10-12; pl 28, figs 1-15; pl 29, figs 1-12; pl 31, fig 5
1991Spinomartinia prolifica Shi and Waterhouse p. 37 figs. 5.18-5.25
2001Spinomartinia prolifica Shi et al. figs. Pl 2, figs 10,13
2021Spinomartinia prolifica Xu et al. p. 1180 figs. 10.5-10.12

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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
superfamilyMartinioidea
familyMartiniidae
subfamilyMartiniinae
genusSpinomartinia
speciesprolifica

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.

Spinomartinia prolifica Waterhouse 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height123.8

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Kungurian or 293.52000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Malaysia Spinomartinia prolifica (82630 117676)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Thailand Spinomartinia prolifica (117767)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Myanmar Spinomartinia prolifica (223092 223093 223094 223095 223096 223097 223098 223099)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Thailand Spinomartinia prolifica (117142 221705 221706 type locality: 221707)