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Spirifera engelmanni

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Taxonomy
Spirifera engelmanni was named by Meek (1860). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Spirifer engelmanni by Meek (1877); it was recombined as Allanaria engelmanni by Beus (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Spirifera engelmanni Meek p. 308
1877Spirifer engelmanni Meek pp. 41 - 42 figs. pl. 3 f. 3-3c
1884Spirifera engelmanni Walcott pp. 87 - 88 figs. pl. 8 f. 3-4
1965Allanaria engelmanni Beus pp. 26 - 27 figs. pl. 10 f. 10-20; txt. f. 4C-D

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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
genusSpirifera
speciesengelmanniMeek 1860

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.

Spirifera engelmanni Meek 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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Idaho) Allanaria engelmanni (668)