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Myriospirifer

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae

Taxonomy
Myriospirifer is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eospiriferinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Acutilineolus Sepkoski
2002Myriospirifer Sepkoski
2006Myriospirifer Williams et al. p. 1700

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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
superfamilyCyrtioideaFrederiks 1924
familyCyrtiidaeFrederiks 1924
subfamilyEospiriferinaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusMyriospirifer

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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Invalid names: Acutilineolus [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:47:29
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:47:29
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 432.90000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Czechia M. dichotomus (14092 14094)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Czechia (Barrandia) M. insidiosus (12183)
Lochkovian - Emsian419.62 - 393.47Austria (Carnic Alps) M. myriofila (77909)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia M. myriofila (12101)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Prague) M. myriofila (12071)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Praga) M. myriofila (235197)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62France (Mayenne) M. ceneratiensis (6115)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (Alaska) M. myriofila (3948)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Czechia M. insidiosus (5783)