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Spurispirifer

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Adolfiidae

Taxonomy
Spurispirifer is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Spurispirifer Sepkoski
2006Spurispirifer Williams et al. p. 1709

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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
superfamilyAdolfioideaSartenaer 1966
familyAdolfiidaeSartenaer 1966
subfamilyPinguispiriferinaeHavlicek 1971
genusSpurispirifer

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
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2006)g
Created: 2009-06-06 10:42:55
Modified: 2009-06-06 12:42:55
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

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

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Northwest Territories) S. hughesi (26011)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Nunavut) S. hughesi (26003 26009 26013 26014)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia S. spurius (14054 14055 14101)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia S. spurius (14110 14111 14156)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia S. spurius (14060 14114)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia S. fuscus (14118)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Prague) S. fuscus (12068 12072)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Canada (Nunavut) S. vijaicoides (26624)