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Elivina

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Taxonomy
Elivina was named by Fredericks (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: P Asse-l P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 7,417].

It was reranked as Spirifer (Elivina) by Reed (1944).

It was assigned to Spirifer by Reed (1944); to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Spiriferellinae by Shen et al. (2003); to Elivininae by Waterhouse (2004); and to Spiriferellidae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Elivina Fredericks
1944Spirifer (Elivina) Reed
2002Elivina Sepkoski
2003Elivina Shen et al. p. 244
2004Elivina Waterhouse
2006Elivina 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
genusElivinaFredericks 1924

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. †Elivina Fredericks 1924
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Elivina bisnaini Archbold and Barkham 1989
Elivina chapursani Angiolini 2001
Elivina compacta Girty 1909
Elivina occidentalis Schellwien 1900
Elivina termieri Waterhouse 2004
Elivina tibetana Diener 1897
Elivina tschernyschewi Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
Elivina yunnanensis Shi et al. 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1513.87.6042.913.08.44
valve height113.1----

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 Kasimovian to the top of the Changhsingian or 307.00000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Michigan) Spirifer occidentalis (276085)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Russian Federation E. tibetana (133074)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52China (Guangxi) E. tibetana (134312)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1China (Xinjiang) Spirifer tibetanus (119867)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Laos Spirifer tibetanus (233571 233572)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation E. tibetana (109939 109983)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Yunnan) E. yunnanensis (61508 61512)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Indonesia E. bisnaini (83147 83148 83151 83152 83153 83154 83155 83156 83158 83159)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3China (Yunnan) E. yunnanensis (234358)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3Indonesia Spirifer rajah (133124)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3China (Yunnan) E. yunnanensis (61513 61514 117762 117763)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4Indonesia E. sp. (61445)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) E. sp. (81592)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Afghanistan Spiriferella tibetana (88397 88402)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Spirifer sulcifer (113197 113209 149829 150107 150260 150609 150658 151052)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28USA (Texas) Spirifer sulcifer (149944 150105 150118 150795)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Oman E. sp. (97214)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Spirifer sulcifer (121460 150000 150255 150256 150261 150659 150660 150778 151273)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan E. chapursani (50676 50725 50774 50776 50777 50779)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan E. sp. (118975) E. tibetana (62292)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) E. compacta (102624) Spirifer compactus (108812)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Spiriferella tibetana (82329)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) E. compacta (102609 102622 106253)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14India E. tibetana (132474)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) E. tibetana (24590) Spirifer tibetanus (89203 230327)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India Spirifer tibetanus (230328)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) E. sp. (149218)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Spiriferella tibetana (110475)