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Spiruromorpha

Enoplea - Rhabditida

Taxonomy
Spiruromorpha was named by De Ley and Blaxter (2002). It is extant.

It was assigned to Spirurina by Poinar (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Spiruromorpha De Ley and Blaxter
2011Spiruromorpha Poinar p. 281

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
Nematoidea
RankNameAuthor
phylumNematodaPotts 1932
classEnopleaInglis 1983
subclassDorylaimiaInglis 1983
orderRhabditidaChitwood 1933
suborderSpirurinaRailliet and Henry 1915
infraorderSpiruromorphaDe Ley and Blaxter 2002
infraorderSpiruromorphaDe Ley and Blaxter 2002

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.

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 Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Langhian or 99.60000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Palaeocosmocerca burmanica (104053)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Cascofilaria baltica (125139)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Cascofilaria dominicana, Cascofilaria parva (122472)