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Coelospira hemispherica

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae

Taxonomy
Atrypa hemispherica was named by de Sowerby and Murchison (1839).

It was recombined as Leptocoelia hemispherica by Davidson (1883); it was recombined as Coelospira hemispherica by Reed (1917).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. conjungens, C. dayi, C. exilicosta, C. praedayi, C. saffordi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Atrypa hemispherica de Sowerby and Murchison p. 637 figs. pl. xx, fig. 7
1883Leptocoelia hemispherica Davidson pp. 147, 225
1917Coelospira hemispherica Reed p. 955

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAnoplothecoideaSchuchert 1894
familyAnoplothecidaeSchuchert 1894
subfamilyCoelospirinaeHall and Clarke 1894
genusCoelospiraHall 1863
specieshemispherica(de Sowerby and Murchison 1839)

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.

†Coelospira hemispherica de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
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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: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 07:51:03
Modified: 2009-06-03 09:51:03
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Telychian or 440.80000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) Coelospira hemispherica (81788 81789)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5USA (New York) Coelospira hemispherica (81786 81787 81809 81812 81827 81829 81831 81833 81841 81842 81843 81844 81863 81865 81867 81868 81869 81892 81893 81895 81896 81902 81903 82525 82526 82527 82529 82531 82532 82534 82540 82542 82543 82544 82547 82548 82549)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4USA (New York) Coelospira hemispherica (81826 81872 81899 81900 81901 82570)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (New York) Coelospira hemispherica (81879 81913 81915 82506 82516 82518 82546 82566 82567 82568 82569 83098 83107)