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Eospiriferinae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Eospiriferinae Schuchert and Le Vene
1974Eospiriferinae Bassett and Cocks
1996Eospiriferinae Villas and Cocks p. 586
1997Eospiriferinae Jin and Chatterton
2006Eospiriferinae Williams et al. p. 1695

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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
superfamilyCyrtioideaFrederiks 1924
familyCyrtiidaeFrederiks 1924
subfamilyEospiriferinaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
subfamilyEospiriferinaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929

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.

Subfm. †Eospiriferinae Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
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G. †Eospirifer Schuchert 1913
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Subg. †Eospirifer (Eospirifer) Schuchert 1913
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Eospirifer cinghizicus Borissiak 1955
Eospirifer eastoni Gill 1949
Eospirifer ghobadiae Popov and Cocks 2013
Eospirifer marklini deVerneuil 1848
Eospirifer praecursor Rong et al. 1994
Eospirifer radiatus Sowerby 1834
G. †Espella
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Invalid names: Laevispirifer [synonym]
G. †Hedeina Boucot 1957
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Hedeina crispa Linnaeus 1758
G. †Janius Havlicek 1957
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Janius barrandi deVerneuil 1848
Janius exsul Barrande 1848
Janius nobilis Barrande 1848
Janius occidentalis Boucot et al. 1988
Janius schmidti Lindström 1861
G. †Macropleura Boucot 1963
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Invalid names: Ejnespirifer [synonym]
G. †Mictospirifer Johnson 1995
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Invalid names: Acutilineolus [synonym]
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Invalid names: Baterospirifer [synonym]
G. †Striispirifer Cooper and Muir-Wood 1951
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Striispirifer plicatellus Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Delthyris cyrtaena Dalman 1828 [synonym], Striispirifer interlineatus Sowerby 1839 [synonym], Striispirifer sinuosus Hedström 1923 [synonym]
Striispirifer striolatus Lindström 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:47:29
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:47:29
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 466.00000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (533 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn466.0 - 460.9Spain (Asturias) Eospirifer sp. (21085)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Jiangxi) Eospirifer praecursor (210139)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Jiangxi) Eospirifer praecursor (186234 186235 186236 186238 186239 186242 186243 186245 186264 186270)
Ashgillian449.5 - 443.7China (Jiangxi) Eospirifer praecursor (186247 186248 186249 186250 186251 186259 186271 186272)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China (Guizhou) Eospirifer sp. (151936 151938)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Australia (Tasmania) Eospirifer sp. (167048) Eospirifer sp., Eospirifer tasmaniensis (26240)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China (ZheJiang) Eospirifer sp. (7775)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Kazakhstan (South Central) Eospirifer cinghizicus (151927 151928 151930 151931)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (ZheJiang) Eospirifer eosinensis (168825 188392)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (Guizhou) Eospirifer sp. (27888 151932 151933 151934 151957)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Uzbekistan Eospirifer sp. (169214)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Germany (Hessen) Eospirifer sp., Havlicekia secans (38349) Eospirifer togatus (38351)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9USA (Alaska) Eospirifer sp., Janius sp., Janius velatus, Myriospirifer myriofila (3948)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Tajikistan Eospirifer davousti (45838)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) Eospirifer sp. (4814)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Eospirifer indet. (77056)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Mongolia Eospirifer secans (79716)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Nei Mongol) Striispirifer sp. (25834)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) Eospirifer lachrymosa (4029 4864)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Russian Federation (Nenets) Eospirifer subviator, Janius sergaensis (81606)