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Alispirifer

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae

Taxonomy
Alispirifer is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Angiospiriferini by Waterhouse (2004); and to Pterospiriferinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Alispirifer Sepkoski
2004Alispirifer Waterhouse
2006Alispirifer Williams et al. p. 1815

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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
superfamilyPaeckelmanelloideaIvanova 1972
familyStrophopleuridaeCarter 1974
subfamilyPterospiriferinae
genusAlispirifer

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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Alispirifer contractus Maxwell 1964
Alispirifer laminosus Campbell 1961
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 Visean to the top of the Westphalian or 346.70000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean351.9 - 342.9Mexico (Tamaulipas) A. tamaulipensis (57988)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (Queensland) A. laminosus (145004)
Visean - Namurian346.7 - 318.7Australia (New South Wales) A. alatus (58041 58043 58048) A. yagonensis (58042 58049 58050 58051)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Australia (Queensland) A. contractus (144986 144999 145000) A. laminosus (144992 145053)
Namurian - Westphalian330.3 - 307.4Australia (New South Wales) A. contractus (58070) A. laminosus (58044 58045 58054 58063 58064) A. transversus (58067)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Nepal A. middlemissi (67715)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2India A. middlemissi (67705)
Pennsylvanian - Asselian323.4 - 293.52China (Xizang) A. sp. (61391 61392 61393)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0South Korea A. sp. (128282)
Moscovian - Kasimovian315.2 - 303.7Pakistan (Karakorum) A. middlemissi (50553)