Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Prospira

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Taxonomy
Prospira is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Prospira Sepkoski
2004Prospira Waterhouse
2006Prospira Williams et al. p. 1775

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferidae
subfamilyProspirinaeCarter 1974
genusProspira

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. †Prospira
show all | hide all
Prospira burnettensis Maxwell 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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Brigantian or 364.70000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Afghanistan (Herat) Eobrachythyris strunianus (70159)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Iran P. struniana (62164)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7France P. struniana (235117) P. struniana, P. pseudostruniana (235115 235120)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Arkansas) P. latior (5613)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Iowa) P. greenockensis (141604 141605 141608 141609 141610 141611 141612) P. greenockensis, P. legrandensis (141607)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) P. prima (46866 46870) P. prima, P. sp. (46867) P. sp. (46869) P. tellebangensis (46855 46871 46872)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Libya P. platycosta (35635 36841) P. sp. (35627)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (Alberta) P. albapinensis (67245 67255 67259 67274 67278 67298 67300 67303 67305 67308 67320 67338 67339) P. albapinensis, P. fessaulacis (67337) P. fessaulacis (67258 67261 67268 67280 67281 67282 67283 67284 67292)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Idaho) P. albapinensis (141457 141464 141466 141467)
Tournaisian - Visean358.9 - 330.9Australia (New South Wales) P. tellebangensis (46856 46858 46859 46860 46862)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Australia (Queensland) P. burnettensis (145044)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Australia (New South Wales) P. sp. (8222)