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Spiriferalaria

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

Taxonomy
Spiriferalaria was named by Waterhouse (2002). It is not extant. Its type is Neospirifer thescelus.

It was assigned to Neospiriferinae by Waterhouse (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Spiriferalaria Waterhouse
2004Spiriferalaria Waterhouse

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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
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familyTrigonotretidae
subfamilyNeospiriferinae
genusSpiriferalariaWaterhouse 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.

G. †Spiriferalaria Waterhouse 2002
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Spiriferalaria thescelus Cooper and Grant 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height308.230.50039.011.912.5

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 Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Neospirifer thescelus (43495 43513 81651 105879)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Neospirifer thescelus (43598 101781 101782 102604 102611 102616 105742 105762 105805 105807)