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Paraspirifer

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae

Taxonomy
Paraspirifer is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Paraspirifer Sepkoski
2006Paraspirifer Williams et al. p. 1834

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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
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyHysterolitidaeTermier and Termier 1949
subfamilyHysterolitinaeTermier and Termier 1949
genusParaspirifer

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Frasnian or 410.62000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47China (Nei Mongol) P. sp. (25757 25791)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Heilongjiang) P. cultrijugatus (25844 25845)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Russian Federation P. sandbergeri (35713)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Venezuela P. sp. (35895)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Morocco P. cultrijugatus (221406)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain (Aragon) P. cultrijugatus (40431) P. sandbergeri (40419 40422)
Early/Lower Eifelian393.47 - 390.5Germany P. cultrijugatus (235161)
Early/Lower Eifelian393.47 - 390.5Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) P. cultrijugatus (235202)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Venezuela P. sp. (35900)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Indiana) P. acuminatus (5706)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Spain (Aragon) P. cultrijugatus (40434 40435 40437)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) P. acuminatus (213759)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Sauerland) P. cultrijugatus (229643)
Cazenovian393.47 - 382.31USA (Ohio) P. bownockeri (188934)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Mauritania P. sp. (62054)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) P. bownockeri (38457 38458 38459 38460 38461 38462)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) P. acuminatus (94410) P. sp. (8959 8968 8969 8972 8973)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Pennsylvania) P. acuminatus (9675) P. sp. (669)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) P. bownockeri (38475 38476)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Colombia (Boyaca) P. sp. (36012)