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Fimbrispirifer divaricatus

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer divaricatus was named by Hall (1857).

It was recombined as Fimbrispirifer divaricatus by Cooper (1942), Amsden (1958) and Boucot and Johnson (1968).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. scheii, F. tricostatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Spirifer divaricatus Hall p. 137
1867Spirifer divaricatus Hall pp. 213-214 figs. pl. 32, figs. 1-9
1942Fimbrispirifer divaricatus Cooper p. 232
1958Fimbrispirifer divaricatus Amsden pp. 180 - 182 figs. Plate XVIII, figures 2-11; text-figure 48
1968Fimbrispirifer divaricatus Boucot and Johnson p. 17 figs. Pl 6, figs 32-37

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyHysterolitidaeTermier and Termier 1949
subfamilyFimbrispiriferinaePitrat 1965
genusFimbrispiriferCooper 1942
speciesdivaricatus(Hall 1857)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Givetian or 409.10000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Canada (Ontario) Fimbrispirifer divaricatus (40058)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5China (Heilongjiang) Fimbrispirifer divaricatus (25844)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9USA (New York) Fimbrispirifer divaricatus (232948)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Fimbrispirifer divaricatus (9617)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) Fimbrispirifer divaricatus (3844 3845 3846 3849 3853)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Fimbrispirifer divaricatus (5702)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Fimbrispirifer divaricatus (91215 91237 91240 91244 91245 91247 91248 91249 91250)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Spirifer divaricatus (170009)