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Thecospira

Rhynchonellata - Thecideida - Thecospiridae

Taxonomy
Thecospira was named by Zugmayer (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 1,1066]. It is the type genus of Thecospiridae.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Thecospira Zugmayer p. 22
1974Thecospiropsis Dagys p. 75
2002Thecospira Sepkoski
2002Thecospiropsis Sepkoski
2006Thecospira Williams et al. p. 1944

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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
orderThecideidaPajaud 1970
superfamilyThecospiroideaBittner 1890
familyThecospiridaeBittner 1890
genusThecospira

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. †Thecospira Zugmayer 1882
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Thecospira davidsoni Bittner 1890
Thecospira granulata Dagys 1974
Thecospira guembeli Pichler 1857
Thecospira haidingeri Suess 1854
Thecospira porrecta Bittner 1912
Thecospira semseyi Bittner 1912
Thecospira sinensis Sun et al. 1979
Thecospira sturzenbaumi Bittner 1890
Thecospira tenuistriata Bittner 1890
Thecospira textilis Bittner 1902
Thecospira tirolensis Loretz 1875
Invalid names: Thecospiropsis Dagys 1974 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height35.553.5010.64.603.82

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:47
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:31
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Rhaetian or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Bosnia and Herzegovina T. textilis (203843)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy T. haidingeri, T. semseyi, T. tenuistriata, T. tyrolensis (56979) T. haidingeri, T. semseyi, T. tyrolensis (56980) T. haidingeri, T. tyrolensis (56981) T. sp. (69659 69660) T. sp., T. tirolensis (34692 69661) T. tirolensis (69663)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary T. semseyi, T. arenosa, T. tenuistriata, T. tyrolensis (70798) T. tenuistriata (70800)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria T. guembeli (49447 206002 206034)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Slovenia T. haidingeri (85175)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Germany T. guembeli (206004)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy T. davidsonii (164191) T. haidingeri, T. semseyi, T. tenuistriata, T. tyrolensis (56982) T. semseyi, T. tyrolensis (56983)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary (Bakony) T. semseyi, T. arenosa, T. tyrolensis (203199) T. semseyi, T. arenosa, T. tyrolensis, T. porrecta (203208) T. semseyi, T. tyrolensis (203197 203210) T. tyrolensis (203270)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria (Tyrol) T. guembeli (202331)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Austria (Tyrol) T. guembeli (203207)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Hungary T. sp., T. tirolensis, T. porrecta (23869)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38China (Sichuan) T. granulata (123657)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38China (Xizang) T. sinensis (132577)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Bosnia and Herzegovina T. sp. (203844)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Tajikistan T. granulata (127974 127979)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria T. haidingeri (27961 29069 137754 138165 138167)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia T. sturzenbaumi (49455)