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Ambocoeliidae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Ambocoeliidae George
1974Ambocoeliidae Brunton and Champion p. 830
1978Ambocoeliidae Savage et al. p. 379
1995Ambocoeliidae Savage and Baxter p. 1041
2006Ambocoeliidae Williams et al. p. 1733
2008Ambocoeliidae Boucot et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyAmbocoelioideaGeorge 1931
familyAmbocoeliidae
familyAmbocoeliidae

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.

Fm. †Ambocoeliidae George 1931
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Subfm. †Ambocoeliinae George 1931
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G. †Ambocoelia Hall 1860
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Ambocoelia tuberculata Goldman and Mitchell 1990
Ambocoelia umbonata Conrad 1842
Ambocoelia urii Fleming 1823
G. †Attenuatella Stehli 1954
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Attenuatella altilis Waterhouse 1968
Attenuatella attenuata Cloud 1944
Attenuatella bandoi Tazawa 1987
Attenuatella bisulcata Ustritsky 1960
Attenuatella incurvata Waterhouse 1964
Attenuatella mengi He et al. 2007
Attenuatella mepailensis Waterhouse 1983
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Invalid names: Attenuatella convexa Waterhouse 1969 [replaced]
Attenuatella multispinosa Waterhouse 1967
Attenuatella omolonensis Zavodowsky 1968
Attenuatella paraincurvata Lee and Su 1980
Attenuatella piyasini Waterhouse 1983
Attenuatella stringocephaloides Tschernyschew and Licharew 1939
Attenuatella taimyrica Chernyak 1963
Attenuatella texana Stehli 1954
Attenuatella xiujumqinqiensis Lee et al. 1982
G. †Biconvexiella Waterhouse 1983
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Biconvexiella convexa Armstrong 1968
Biconvexiella roxoi Oliveira 1936
G. †Cruricella Grant 1976
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Cruricella couria Grant 1976
Cruricella curvata Jin and Sun 1981
Cruricella minutalis Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Crurithyris George 1931
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Crurithyris alaskensis Savage et al. 1978
Crurithyris aquilonia Stehli and Grant 1971
Crurithyris arcuata Girty 1910
Crurithyris calendae Johnson 1971
Crurithyris clannyana King 1848
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Invalid names: Martinia winchiana King 1848 [synonym], Thecidium productiforme von Schauroth 1854 [synonym]
Crurithyris expansa Dunbar and Condra 1932
Crurithyris extumida Jin and Ye 1979
Crurithyris inflata Schnur 1853
Crurithyris levicula Rowley 1900
Crurithyris longa Liao 1980
Crurithyris longirostris Cooper and Grant 1976
Crurithyris longtanica Jin and Hu 1978
Crurithyris major Cooper and Grant 1976
Crurithyris opalinus Termier and Termier 1977
Crurithyris parva Weller 1899
Crurithyris planoconvexa Shumard 1855
Crurithyris sulcata Stehli 1954
Crurithyris telleri Schellwien 1900
Crurithyris uralica Stepanov and Kalashnikov 1998
Crurithyris urei Fleming 1828
Crurithyris wampensis Mills and Langenheim Jr. 1987
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Cyrtinoides eliei Goldman and Mitchell 1990
Cyrtinoides septata Johnson et al. 1980
Invalid names: Mucroclipeus Goldman and Mitchell 1990 [synonym]
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Echinocoelia denayensis Johnson 1966
Invalid names: Pyramina [synonym]
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Metaplasia paucicostata Schuchert 1913
G. †Ogilviecoelia Shi and Waterhouse 1996
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Ogilviecoelia inflata Shi and Waterhouse 1996
G. †Orbicoelia Waterhouse and Piyasin 1970
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Orbicoelia cordata Shen et al. 1992
Orbicoelia elongatiformis Chen and Shi 2006
Orbicoelia extima Grant 1970
Orbicoelia fraterculus Waterhouse and Piyasin 1970
Orbicoelia inflata Stehli 1954
Orbicoelia magna Ustritsky 1960
Orbicoelia tholiaphor Cooper and Grant 1976
Orbicoelia tschernyschewi Licharew 1939
Orbicoelia tumibilis Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Paracrurithyris Liao 1981
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Invalid names: Crurithyris pusilla Zhan 1979 [synonym], Crurithyris tazawai He and Shi 2012 [synonym]
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Plicoplasia cooperi Boucot 1959
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Speciothyris speciosa Wang 1955
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Invalid names: Crurithyris huadongensis Liang 1990 [synonym]
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Spinoplasia roeni Johnson 1970
G. †Kurtothyris Shen 2017
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Kurtothyris anhuiensis Chang 1987
Invalid names: Litothyris Chang 1987 [replaced]
Subfm. †Rhynchospiriferinae Paulus 1957
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G. †Alkhovikovia Baranov 2007
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Alkhovikovia importuna Baranov 2007
Alkhovikovia libera Baranov 2007
G. †Ambothyris George 1931
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Ambothyris utahensis Beus 1965
G. †Crurispina Goldman and Mitchell 1990
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Crurispina nana Grabau 1899
Crurispina spinosa Clarke 1894
G. †Diazoma
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Invalid names: Kelusia [synonym]
G. †Emanuella Grabau 1923
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Emanuella delicata Wang 1985
Emanuella plicata Grabau 1931
Emanuella praeumbona Hall 1857
Invalid names: Paraemanuella [synonym]
G. †Ilmenia
G. †Kosirium
G. †Ladjia
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Ladjia cordillera Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1966
G. †Moravilla
G. †Tikhyspirifer Baranov 2007
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Tikhyspirifer globosus Baranov 2007
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Griesbachian or 440.80000 to 251.30000 Ma

Collections (2141 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Iran (North Khorasan) Plicoplasia sp. (165945)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) Dicoelospirifer dicoelospirifer, Plicoplasia acutiplicata (26014) Plicoplasia acutiplicata (26003 26009 26013)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Metaplasia sp. (24930)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Metaplasia hemicona (14054)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic Metaplasia hemicona (14106)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Prague) Metaplasia hemicona (76480)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Yukon) Metaplasia sp. (23078)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (California) Ambocoelia sp. (79807)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic Metaplasia hemicona (14034 14108 14109 14110) Metaplasia sp. (14074)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.6 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Ambocoeliidae indet. (26824)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3Pakistan (Punjab) Crurithyris extima (41560 41561)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3China (Guizhou) Crurithyris sp. (200991) Crurithyris sp., Orbicoelia speciosa (201000 201002 201007 201013) Crurithyris speciosa (111977) Crurithyris sulcata (197045) Crurithyris tianshengqiaoensis (108179) Orbicoelia speciosa (101333 200982 200983 200987 200989 201003 201006 201012)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3China (Fujian) Crurithyris flabelliformis (111970 120035) Paracrurithyris pigmaea (95494) Paracrurithyris sp. (120153)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3Oman Ambocoeliidae indet. (44824 44829 44831 44832)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3China (Zhejiang) Crurithyris speciosa, Crurithyris flabelliformis (43788) Orbicoelia sp. nov. (105217) Orbicoelia sp. nov., Orbicoelia speciosa, Orbicoelia flabelliformis (105221) Orbicoelia speciosa (43789) Orbicoelia speciosa, Orbicoelia flabelliformis (105216) Paracrurithyris pigmaea (43790 105222 105223 105225)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3USA (Montana) Orbicoelia sp. (44491 44493)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3China (Guangxi) Crurithyris flabelliformis (117512 117513 121130) Crurithyris sp. (121128) Crurithyris sp., Crurithyris flabelliformis (121129) Orbicoelia speciosa (96695 187267 187277 187280 187281 187282) Paracrurithyris pigmaea (112402 112408)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3China Paracrurithyris sp. 1 (221345 221346 221347 221348 221349 221350) Paracrurithyris sp. 1, Paracrurithyris sp. 2 (221351) Paracrurithyris sp. 1, Paracrurithyris sp. 2, Orbicoelia speciosa (221343)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3China (Sichuan) Crurithyris flabelliformis (89357 95609 117506) Crurithyris sp. (149112 149115) Crurithyris speciosa (149116)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2China (Sichuan) Crurithyris muliensis (123664)