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Alispiriferella

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Taxonomy
Alispiriferella was named by Waterhouse and Waddington (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: P Asse-u P Guad Sepkoski's reference number: 881]. Its type is Spiriferella ordinaria.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Alispiriferella Waterhouse and Waddington p. 30
2002Alispiriferella Sepkoski
2004Alispiriferella Waterhouse
2006Alispiriferella Williams et al. p. 1805

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferellidaeWaterhouse 1968
genusAlispiriferella

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.

G. †Alispiriferella Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
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Alispiriferella gydanensis Zavodowsky 1968
Alispiriferella lita Fredericks 1924
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Invalid names: Alispiriferella japonica Tazawa 2001 [synonym], Alispiriferella neimongolensis Wang and Zhang 2003 [synonym], Spiriferella grandis Kotlyar 1978 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1521.38.5026.923.24.49
valve height116.7----

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 Asselian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 298.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Canada (Yukon) A. ordinaria (101729 121764)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Canada (British Columbia) Spiriferella ordinaria (112841)
Wolfcampian - Leonardian298.9 - 274.4Canada (Yukon) Spiriferella ordinaria (61569 61574)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation A. ordinaria (100450) A. sp. (100503)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (Yukon) A. ordinaria (121768 121772 121824) Spiriferella ordinaria (117684 117685)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation (Sakha) A. ordinaria (83167)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation A. ordinaria (100455)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4Russian Federation Spiriferella lita (119303)
Leonardian - Guadalupian286.0 - 259.51Canada (Yukon) Spiriferella ordinaria (61570 61577)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Mongolia A. lita (116267 116271 116273 116274 116275 116283)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Canada (Yukon) A. gydanensis (121817)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Canada (Nunavut) A. gydanensis (120890) Spiriferella sp. (120889)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Japan A. japonica (75529 75530 75533 75534) A. ordinaria (75531) Spiriferella lita, A. japonica (75527)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Japan (Central) A. japonica (42696)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Canada (Yukon) Spiriferella ordinaria (61632)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Russian Federation Spiriferella gydanensis (121558 121566)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Spiriferella lita (119360)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan (Miyagi) A. lita (149788 149789)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Canada (British Columbia) Spiriferella ordinaria (95218)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan A. lita (118974) A. sp. (118972)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Heilongjiang) Spiriferella lita, A. neimongolensis (61877 61879)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan A. lita (62292 118871 118975) A. sp. (106722)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Spiriferella grandis (82329 82407 112455 112488 112550 112553 112557 112563) Spiriferella grandis, Timaniella harkeri (112549)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Canada (Nunavut) A. gydanensis (121778)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Japan A. sp. (118923)