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Spirurina

Enoplea - Rhabditida

Taxonomy
Spirurina was named by Railliet and Henry (1915). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rhabditida by Poinar (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Spirurina Railliet and Henry
2011Spirurina Poinar p. 280

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
—Nematoidea
RankNameAuthor
phylumNematodaPotts 1932
classEnopleaInglis 1983
subclassDorylaimiaInglis 1983
orderRhabditidaChitwood 1933
suborderSpirurinaRailliet and Henry 1915
suborderSpirurinaRailliet and Henry 1915

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.

Subor. Spirurina Railliet and Henry 1915
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Infraor. Ascaridomorpha De Ley and Baxter 2002
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Superfm. Ascaridoidea Baird 1853
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Fm. Ascarididae Baird 1853
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G. †Ascarites Poinar and Boucot 2006
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†Ascarites gerus Poinar and Boucot 2006
†Ascarites priscus Poinar and Boucot 2006
†Ascarites rufferi Da Silva et al. 2014
Infraor. Oxyuridomorpha De Ley and Blaxter 2002
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Superfm. Thelastomatoidea Travassos 1929
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Fm. Thelastomatidae Travassos 1929
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G. †Paleothelastoma Poinar 2011
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†Paleothelastoma tipulae Poinar 2011
Infraor. Spiruromorpha De Ley and Blaxter 2002
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Superfm. Cosmocercoidea Travassos 1925
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Fm. Cosmocercidae Travassos 1925
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G. †Palaeocosmocerca Poinar 2011
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Superfm. Filarioidea Chabaud and Anderson 1959
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Fm. Filariidae Chabaud and Anderson 1959
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G. †Cascofilaria Poinar 2011
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†Cascofilaria baltica Poinar 2011
†Cascofilaria dominicana Poinar 2011
†Cascofilaria parva Poinar 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Langhian or 241.46400 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Ascarites rufferi (92809)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Belgium (Hainaut) Ascarites priscus, Ascarites gerus (22645)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Paleothelastoma tipulae, Palaeocosmocerca burmanica (104053)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Cascofilaria baltica (125139)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Cascofilaria dominicana, Cascofilaria parva (122472)