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Verneuilia cheiropteryx

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Verneuiliidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer cheiropteryx was named by de Archiac and de Verneuil (1842).

It was recombined as Verneuilia cheiropteryx by Wang et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Verneuilia cheiropteryx Wang et al.

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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
superfamilyAmbocoelioideaGeorge 1931
familyVerneuiliidaeSchuchert 1929
genusVerneuilia
speciescheiropteryx(de Archiac and de Verneuil 1842)

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.

Verneuilia cheiropteryx de Archiac and de Verneuil 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:48:51
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:48:51
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Middle Devonian to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 393.47000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Alaska) Spirifer cheiropteryx (111903)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) Verneuilia cheiropteryx (230279 230282)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Verneuilia cheiropteryx (90440 90441)