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Cyrtiidae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Cyrtiidae Frederiks
1974Cyrtiidae Bassett and Cocks
1996Cyrtiidae Villas and Cocks p. 586
1997Cyrtiidae Jin and Chatterton
2006Cyrtiidae Williams et al. p. 1695

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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
superfamilyCyrtioideaFrederiks 1924
familyCyrtiidaeFrederiks 1924
familyCyrtiidaeFrederiks 1924

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. †Cyrtiidae Frederiks 1924
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Subfm. †Cyrtiinae Frederiks 1924
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G. †Cyrtia Dalman 1828
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Cyrtia alatiformis Zhang 1989
Cyrtia exporrectus Wahlenberg 1818
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
Comments: BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 5 of 6 genera share 10 to < 100 length, 6 of 6 share 10 to < 100 width.f
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Triassic or 468.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (596 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Spain (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 186247 186248 186249 186250 186251 186259 186264 186270 186271 186272)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Australia (Tasmania) Eospirifer sp. (167048) Eospirifer sp., Eospirifer tasmaniensis (26240)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China (Guizhou) Eospirifer sp. (151936 151938)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China (ZheJiang) Eospirifer sp. (7775)
Silurian - Wenlock443.8 - 427.4USA (Illinois) Eospirifer sp., Hedeina sp. (13355)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Australia (Victoria) Eospirifer togatus (10187 10192 10193)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Indiana) Eospirifer eudora, Eospirifer foggi, Eospirifer niagarensis, Eospirifer radiatus, Cyrtia exporrecta (75266)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Eospirifer sp. (25483)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
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)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) Eospirifer lachrymosa (4029 4864)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Russian Federation (Nenets) Eospirifer subviator, Janius sergaensis (81606)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Nei Mongol) Striispirifer sp. (25834)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Eospirifer indet. (77056)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Koneprusy) Cyrtia approcimans (12257)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Mongolia Eospirifer secans (79716)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Alaska) Cyrtia sp. (111957)
Triassic251.902 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Cyrtia sp. (112298)