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Cyclospira

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Cyclospiridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Cyclospira Hall and Clarke
1964Cyclospira Rõõmusoks
1970Cyclospira Macomber
1977Cyclospira Mitchell
1997Cyclospira Jin and Chatterton
2002Cyclorhynchia Sepkoski
2002Cyclospira Sepkoski
2002Cyclospira Williams et al. p. 1472
2005Cyclospira Zhan and Jin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderLissatrypidinaCopper 1996
superfamilyProtozygoideaCopper 1986
familyCyclospiridaeSchuchert 1913
genusCyclospiraHall and Clarke 1893

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. †Cyclospira Hall and Clarke 1893
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†Cyclospira bisulcata Emmons 1842
†Cyclospira elegantula Rozman 1964
†Cyclospira levisulcata Rõõmusoks 1964
†Cyclospira nana Davidson 1869
†Cyclospira orbus Cocks and Modzalevskaya 1997
†Cyclospira perplexa Williams 1962
†Cyclospira scanica Sheehan 1973
Invalid names: Cyclorhynchia [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
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 (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-03 12:17:57
Modified: 2009-06-03 14:17:57
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Pridoli or 468.00000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (106 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (QingHai) C. sp. (8683)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) C. sp. (3370 3372 3373)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (JiangSu) C. scanica (7943)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Shaanxi) C. sp. (186306)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) C. sp. (64477 64479 64482)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Virginia) C. sp. (326 327)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) C. sp. (33103 33104 33105 33106 33107 33108 33109 33110)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Alaska) C. elegantula (164853)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) C. parva (23895)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) C. sp., C. nana (89157)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (25313 25314 25315 25316 25317 25318)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. bisulcata (23279)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. bisulcata (23802 23803 23804 23805 23806)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) C. sp. (43640)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5Norway (Oslo) C. sp. (3253)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Virginia) C. quadrata (105205)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) C. schucherti, C. vokesi (24116)
Chatfieldian - Maysvillian453.8 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (188774)
Chatfieldian - Maysvillian453.8 - 449.6Canada (Nunavut) C. schucherti (192776)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Portugal (Coimbra) C. sp. (276227)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Anhui) C. scanica (186337)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Protozyga perplexa (164412)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) C. sp. (2754)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) C. bisulcata (192340)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) C. bisulcata (23280)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. bisulcata (23807)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Nunavut) C. schucherti, C. vokesi (24120)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) C. bisulcata (26293 26294)
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) C. minuscula (37791 37792)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Estonia C. levisulcata (161238 168647)
Harju450.5 - 443.1Sweden C. sp. (379)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Czechia (Praha) C. sp. (151985)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Italy (Sardinia) C. scanica (75890 185151)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan450.1 - 445.2Czechia C. sp. (3875 3879)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) C. anticostiana (13497 65239)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Protozyga perplexa, C. nana (89260)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) C. vokesi (101984)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) C. glansfagea (37790)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Sweden C. sp. (2773)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) C. minuscula (76075) C. sp. (11555 11556)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Maine) C. scanica (185954)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Jiangxi) C. sp. (186247)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Hubei) C. sp. (114989)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation (Taimyr) C. orbus (37638)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Zhejiang) C. scanica (25864)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) C. anticostiana (24584) C. minuscula (24528)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom C. nana (163264) Protozyga perplexa (163262) Protozyga perplexa, C. nana (163263)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) C. sp., Protozyga perplexa (8291)
Rawtheyan - Pusgillian448.8 - 449.2USA (Alaska) C. orbus (164855)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (3667)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Belgium C. sp. (185305 185309 185310 185315 185316)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) C. sp. (8326 8327 8328 8366 8367 8370 192503)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (80657)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom (Wales) C. sp. (8384)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (13806 13807)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Wales) C. sp. (8408)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Norway C. sp. (13850)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Norway C. sp. (14301)
Raikkula440.8 - 438.8Estonia (Pärnu) C. circularis (206837)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Norway C. sp. (13849 14279)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (26027)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62China (Gansu) C. sp. (27757)