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Spondylospira

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spondylospiridae

Taxonomy
Spondylospira was named by Cooper (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-l Tr Nori-u Sepkoski's reference number: 442,975]. It is not extant. Its type is Spondylospira reesidei. It is the type genus of Spondylospirinae, Spondylospiridae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Spondylospira Cooper
2002Spondylospira Sepkoski
2006Spondylospira Williams et al. p. 1891

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderCyrtinidinaCarter and Johnson 1994
superfamilySpondylospiroideaHoover 1991
familySpondylospiridae
subfamilySpondylospirinae
genusSpondylospiraCooper 1942

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. †Spondylospira Cooper 1942
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Invalid names: Spiriferina acrotamboensis Koerner 1937 [synonym]
†Spondylospira parmata Hoover 1983
†Spondylospira reesidei Cooper 1944
†Spondylospira tricosta Hoover 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height413.811.615.914.21.94

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Rhaetian or 233.60000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Oregon) S. lewesensis (101156)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Alaska) S. lewesensis (44413 101366)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Alaska) S. lewesensis (40672)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (Nevada) S. lewesensis (69481 101360)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) S. lewesensis (100412 101172 144578 144579)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Oregon) S. tricosta (85525)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (California) S. lewesensis (101373)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Peru S. lewesensis (36994 36997 36999 144405 144412 144413 144414 144415 144416 144417 144418 144422 144424 144426 144427 144428 144429 144430) S. n. sp., S. lewesensis (36998)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Nevada) S. lewesensis (101368 101371 101374) S. lewesensis, S. tricosta (101155 101365) S. sp. (100391) S. tricosta (101089 101363 101369)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Mexico (Sonora) S. lewesensis (39172)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Canada (Yukon) S. lewesensis (40763 101364)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Alaska) Spondylospira indet. (44412) S. lewesensis (44418 44419 44420 44427 44428 44430 44431 80017 82655 97794) S. sp. (44424)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Oregon) S. lewesensis (101367)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (California) Spiriferina suessi (38328)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (Idaho) S. sp. (99505)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Peru S. lewesensis (36996)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.38 - 205.7Peru S. lewesensis (36993)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Peru S. lewesensis (144423)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Idaho) S. lewesensis (38377)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Peru S. n. sp. (144431)