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Rostrospirifer

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae

Taxonomy
Rostrospirifer is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Neodelthyris Sepkoski
2002Rostrospirifer Sepkoski
2006Rostrospirifer Williams et al. p. 1835

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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
genusRostrospirifer

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: Neodelthyris [synonym]
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 Late/Upper Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Yunnan) R. tonkinensis (75897)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Guangxi) R. sp. (25726 25731 25802 25803 25805 25809 25810 80473) R. tonkinensis (3980 3981 3984 3987 3989 3990 3991 3992 4694 25833 75892 75896 75899) R. tonkinensis, R. papaoensis (75915) R. tonkinensis, R. sp. (80472)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47China (Guangxi) R. grandis (65074) R. tonkinensis (65075)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47China (Sichuan) R. tonkinensis (75917)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47China (Guangxi) R. sp. (25839)