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Spirifer missouriensis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Spirifer missouriensis Swallow p. 643

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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()
familySpiriferidae
subfamilySpiriferinae
genusSpirifer
speciesmissouriensis

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.

Spirifer missouriensis Swallow 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-06 11:20:58
Modified: 2009-06-06 13:20:58
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Mississippian to the top of the Late/Upper Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Mississippian358.9 - 346.7USA (California) Spirifer missouriensis (226416)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Spirifer missouriensis (3314 3339)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Alaska) Spirifer missouriensis (112176 112177)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.9 - 323.2USA (California) Spirifer missouriensis (226417)