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Spirigerella proxima

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Spirigerella proxima was named by Reed (1944). Its type specimen is GSI 17159, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Spirigerella proxima Reed p. 280 figs. Pl 42, figs 1,3,4
1980Spirigerella proxima Grunt p. 117

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Life
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusSpirigerella
speciesproxima

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.

†Spirigerella proxima Reed 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height111.0

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Spirigerella proxima (125812)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Pakistan Spirigerella proxima (127031)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Spirigerella proxima (127033)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Spirigerella proxima (125895 125901 125910 125912 125913 125921 125928 126007 126008 126264 126265 126275 126279 126280 126293 126294 126295 126298 126299 126300 126302 126340 126341 126342 126343 126344 126345 126452 126453 126458 126459 126691 126692 126881 126984 126993 127007 127025 127026 127027 127028)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Spirigerella proxima (126709 126740 126744 126745 126746 126750 126754 126755 126759 126760 126762 126986 126998 127014 127017 127019)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Spirigerella proxima (126889 126896 126897)