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Spiriferina acutissima

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae

Taxonomy
Spiriferina acutissima was named by Trechmann (1917). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mount Heslington, which is in a Carnian marine horizon in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Spiriferina acutissima Trechmann

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familySpiriferinidaeDavidson 1884
subfamilySpiriferininaeDavidson 1884
genusSpiriferinad'Orbigny 1847
speciesacutissima

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.

Spiriferina acutissima Trechmann 1917
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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: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Norian or 237.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand Spiriferina acutissima (type locality: 201943)
Norian228.0 - 208.5New Zealand Spiriferina acutissima (201929)