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Spiriferella scopulosus

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer (Spiriferella) scopulosus was named by Reed (1944).

It was recombined as Spiriferella scopulosus by Clapham (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. drashei, S. leilhavii, S. minnewankensis, S. saranaeformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Spirifer (Spiriferella) scopulosus Reed p. 209 figs. Pl 27, figs 1,2
2015Spiriferella scopulosus Clapham

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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()
familySpiriferellidaeWaterhouse 1968
genusSpiriferella()
speciesscopulosus()

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: 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: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Spirifer scopulosus (125896 125908 126693)