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Neospirifer kansasensis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer kansasensis was named by Swallow (1866).

It was recombined as Neospirifer kansasensis by Mudge et al. (1962).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. leoncitensis, N. tewaensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Spirifer kansasensis Swallow
1962Neospirifer kansasensis Mudge et al. p. 76 figs. Pl 13, fig 1

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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()
familyTrigonotretidae
subfamilyNeospiriferinae
genusNeospiriferFredericks 1919
specieskansasensis(Swallow 1866)

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.

†Neospirifer kansasensis Swallow 1866
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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 Noginskian to the top of the Asselian or 301.20000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian - Gzhelian307.0 - 298.9USA (Utah) Neospirifer kansasensis (39983 39986 39987 39988 39989 39993 39994)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Neospirifer kansasensis (12049)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Neospirifer kansasensis (785 800 806 807 808 852 870)
Virgilian - Wolfcampian303.7 - 286.0USA (Texas) Neospirifer kansasensis (1085 1105)
Noginskian301.2 - 300.1USA (Kansas) Neospirifer kansasensis (11751 11952 11953 12038)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) Neospirifer kansasensis (12313)