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Pennospiriferinoidea

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Pennospiriferinoidea Dagys
2006Pennospiriferinoidea Williams et al. p. 1910

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyPennospiriferinoideaDagys 1972
superfamilyPennospiriferinoideaDagys 1972

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.

Superfm. †Pennospiriferinoidea Dagys 1972
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Fm. †Balatonospiridae Dagys 1974
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Subfm. †Balatonospirinae Dagys 1974
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G. †Balatonospira Dagys 1974
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†Balatonospira lipoldi Bittner 1890
G. †Dinarispira Dagys 1974
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†Dinarispira avarica Bittner 1890
†Dinarispira dinarica Bittner 1890
†Dinarispira pia Bittner 1890
†Dinarispira solitaris Bittner 1902
G. †Nudispiriferina Yang and Xu 1966
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†Nudispiriferina minima Yang and Xu 1966
G. †Tylospiriferina Xu 1978
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Subfm. †Dinarispirinae Dagys 1996
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G. †Qingyenia Yang and Xu 1966
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†Qingyenia spinosa Yang and Xu 1966
Subfm. †Yalongiinae Carter 1994
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G. †Aequspiriferina Yang and Yin 1962
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†Aequspiriferina multiplicata Yang and Yin 1962
†Aequspiriferina qinhaiensis Sun et al. 1979
G. †Sinucostella Xu and Liu 1983
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†Sinucostella obscura Yang and Yin 1962
G. †Yalongia Xu and Liu 1983
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†Yalongia angulocostata Xu and Liu 1983
Fm. †Lepismatinidae Xu and Liu 1983
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Subfm. †Dispiriferininae Carter 1994
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G. †Dispiriferina Siblik 1965
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†Dispiriferina chilensis Forbes 1846
†Dispiriferina davidsoni Eudes-Deslongchamps 1855
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Invalid names: Spiriferina distefanoi Dal Piaz 1907 [synonym]
†Dispiriferina oxyptera Buvignier 1843
†Dispiriferina segregata Di Stefano 1886
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Invalid names: Spiriferina taurica Moisseiev 1934 [synonym]
Subfm. †Lepismatininae Xu and Liu 1983
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G. †Altoplicatella Xu and Liu 1983
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†Altoplicatella altiarea Xu and Liu 1983
G. †Lepismatina Wang 1955
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†Lepismatina arctica Dagys 1965
†Lepismatina hsui Wang 1955
†Lepismatina inusitata Guo and Chen 2022
†Lepismatina lenaensis Dagys 1985
†Lepismatina lilangensis Stoliczka 1866
†Lepismatina mansfieldi Girty 1927
†Lepismatina qilianensis Xu and Liu 1983
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Invalid names: Lepismatina sinucosta Xu and Liu 1983 [synonym]
†Lepismatina rara Dagys 1963
†Lepismatina shalshalensis Bittner 1899
†Lepismatina sinucosta Dagys 1965
Invalid names: Costispiriferina Dagys 1974 [synonym]
G. †Pseudolepismatina Jin and Sun 1976
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†Pseudolepismatina nyalamensis Jin and Sun 1976
G. †Tianjunospina Guo and Chen 2022
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†Tianjunospina junheensis Guo and Chen 2022
Subfm. †Pseudocyrtininae Carter 1994
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G. †Bolilaspirifer Sun 1981
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†Bolilaspirifer riccardii Manceñido 2012
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†Pseudocyrtina norica Dagys 1962
Fm. †Paraspiriferinidae Cooper and Grant 1976
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G. †Callispirina Cooper and Muir-Wood 1951
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†Callispirina austrina Grant 1976
†Callispirina manangensis Waterhouse 1983
†Callispirina ornata Waagen 1883
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Invalid names: Spiriferina insculpta Stuckenberg 1898 [synonym]
†Callispirina rotunda Cooper and Grant 1976
†Callispirina rotundella Xu and Grant 1994
†Callispirina transversa Waterhouse 1983
G. †Lamniplica Waterhouse and Ranga Rao 1989
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†Lamniplica punctata Waterhouse and Ranga Rao 1989
†Lamniplica sapa Waterhouse 1982
G. †Paraspiriferina Reed 1944
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†Paraspiriferina amoena Cooper and Grant 1976
†Paraspiriferina billingsi Shumard 1858
†Paraspiriferina cellulana Cooper and Grant 1976
†Paraspiriferina convexa Cooper 1953
†Paraspiriferina evax Girty 1908
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Invalid names: Spiriferina sulcata Girty 1908 [synonym]
†Paraspiriferina formulosa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Paraspiriferina laqueata Cooper and Grant 1976
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Invalid names: Spiriferina margaritae Gemmellaro 1899 [synonym], Trigonotreta jonesiana King 1850 [synonym]
†Paraspiriferina paginata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Paraspiriferina pulchra Cooper and Grant 1976
†Paraspiriferina rotundata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Paraspiriferina sapinea Cooper and Grant 1976
†Paraspiriferina setulosa Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Yaonoiella Waterhouse 1983
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†Yaonoiella himalayanica Waterhouse 1983
†Yaonoiella mantajiti Waterhouse 1983
G. †Zaissania
Fm. †Pennospiriferinidae Dagys 1972
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Subfm. †Pennospiriferininae Dagys 1972
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†Callospiriferina kawhiana Trechmann 1917
†Callospiriferina ongleyi Marwick 1953
†Callospiriferina pinguis Zieten 1832
†Callospiriferina radiata Hector 1886
†Callospiriferina tumida von Buch 1834
†Callospiriferina verrucosa von Buch 1830
G. †Pennospiriferina Dagys 1965
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Subfm. †Punctospirellinae Dagys 1974
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G. †Arionthia Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Arionthia alata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Arionthia blothrhachis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Arionthia germana Cooper and Grant 1976
†Arionthia lamaria Cooper and Grant 1976
†Arionthia polypleura Girty 1908
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†Laioporella modesta Ivanova 1975
†Laioporella pyramidata Tschernyschew 1902
†Laioporella schellwieni Gemmellaro 1899
†Laioporella sterlitamakensis Tschernyschew 1902
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†Punctospirella fragilis Schlotheim 1814
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Invalid names: Delthyris flabelliformis Zenker 1834 [synonym], Terebratulites parasiticus Schlotheim 1813 [synonym]
G. †Xestotrema Cooper and Grant 1969
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†Xestotrema pulchrum Meek 1860
Invalid names: Mucrospiriferinella [synonym]
Fm. †Punctospiriferidae Waterhouse 1975
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G. †Alipunctifera Waterhouse 1975
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†Alipunctifera kaihikuana Trechmann 1917
G. †Lamnaespina Waterhouse 1976
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†Lamnaespina papilionata Hosking 1933
†Lamnaespina transennata Waterhouse 1976
G. †Liriplica
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†Liriplica alta Campbell 1961
G. †Punctospirifer North 1920
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†Punctospirifer adstrictus Chronic 1949
†Punctospirifer afghanus Termier et al. 1974
†Punctospirifer ambiguus Maxwell 1964
†Punctospirifer coronae Schellwien 1892
†Punctospirifer fastigata Schellwien 1900
†Punctospirifer gigas Navarro-Santillan et al. 2002
†Punctospirifer globosa Easton et al. 1958
†Punctospirifer inflatus Chronic 1949
†Punctospirifer patulus Chronic 1949
†Punctospirifer sulcifer Easton et al. 1958
†Punctospirifer transversus McChesney 1860
G. †Yangkongia Xu and Liu 1983
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†Yangkongia bifurcata Yang and Yin 1962
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Invalid names: Yangkongia planofolda Xu and Liu 1983 [synonym], Yangkongia qieermaensis Xu and Liu 1983 [synonym], Yangkongia zhihemaensis Xu and Liu 1983 [synonym]
G. †Ziganella
Fm. †Reticulariinidae Waterhouse 1975
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G. †Altiplecus Stehli 1954
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†Altiplecus argutus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Altiplecus cooperi Stehli 1954
†Altiplecus decipiens Hosking 1933
†Altiplecus deltosus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Altiplecus extensus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Altiplecus glebosus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Altiplecus mongolica Grabau 1931
†Altiplecus periosus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Altiplecus trapezoidalis Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Gjelispinifera Ivanova 1975
G. †Reticulariina Fredericks 1916
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†Reticulariina atava Chronic 1949
†Reticulariina bufala Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina cerina Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina constricta Chronic 1949
†Reticulariina craticula Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina dieneri Waterhouse 1983
†Reticulariina echinata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina fruticosa Chronic 1949
†Reticulariina girtyi Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina hueconiana Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina impressa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina laxa Girty 1908
†Reticulariina montana Waterhouse 1983
†Reticulariina netchaewi Ivanova 1960
†Reticulariina newelli Stehli 1954
†Reticulariina phoxa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina powwowensis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina pristina Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina pusilla Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina roscida Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina senticosa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina sonorensis Cooper 1953
†Reticulariina spinosa Norwood and Pratten 1855
†Reticulariina strigosa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina subulata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina tetrica Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina venustula Cooper and Grant 1976
†Reticulariina welleri Girty 1908
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†Spinuliplica spinulosa Campbell 1961
Fm. †Sarganostegidae Cooper and Grant 1976
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G. †Sarganostega Cooper and Grant 1969
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†Sarganostega murata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Sarganostega pressa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Sarganostega prisca Cooper and Grant 1976
†Sarganostega transversalis Cooper and Grant 1969
Fm. †Spiriferellinidae Ivanova 1972
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G. †Crenispirifer Stehli 1954
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†Crenispirifer alpheus Huang 1933
†Crenispirifer dzhulfensis Ivanova 1965
†Crenispirifer effrenus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Crenispirifer jubatus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Crenispirifer myllus Cooper and Grant 1976
†Crenispirifer nakamurai Tazawa and Shintani 2014
†Crenispirifer sagus Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Lancangjiangia Jin and Fang 1977
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†Lancangjiangia spinosa Jin and Fang 1977
G. †Metriolepis Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Metriolepis carotica Cooper and Grant 1976
†Metriolepis diabloensis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Metriolepis exserta Cooper and Grant 1976
†Metriolepis irenae Stehli 1954
†Metriolepis kuzuensis Tazawa 2012
†Metriolepis larina Cooper and Grant 1976
†Metriolepis nabis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Metriolepis pedicosa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Metriolepis pinea Cooper and Grant 1976
†Metriolepis pulvinata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Metriolepis scrupea Cooper and Grant 1976
†Metriolepis tegulata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Metriolepis ziczac Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Pseudospiriferina Yang and Xu 1966
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†Pseudospiriferina lipoldiformis Yang and Yin 1962
†Pseudospiriferina multicostata Yang and Xu 1966
†Pseudospiriferina paucicostata Yang and Yin 1962
†Pseudospiriferina pinguis Yang and Xu 1966
†Pseudospiriferina tsinghaiensis Yang and Yin 1962
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Invalid names: Pseudospiriferina biplicata Xu and Liu 1983 [synonym], Spiriferina pauciplicata Yang and Yin 1962 [synonym]
†Pseudospiriferina variabilis Yang and Xu 1966
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†Spiriferellina aduncata Waterhouse and Piyasin 1970
†Spiriferellina anguliplica Waterhouse 1987
†Spiriferellina cristata von Schlotheim 1816
†Spiriferellina disparata Waterhouse 1987
†Spiriferellina hilli Girty 1908
†Spiriferellina lacunosa Waterhouse 1968
†Spiriferellina lata Lane 1963
†Spiriferellina nanbuensis Tazawa and Shintani 2014
†Spiriferellina nasuta Waagen 1883
†Spiriferellina nasuta Cooper and Grant 1976
†Spiriferellina nuda Cooper and Grant 1976
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Invalid names: Metriolepis asiatica Liang 1990 [synonym], Metriolepis pollostosa Liang 1990 [synonym], Punctospirifer shenzhouensis Liang 1990 [synonym]
†Spiriferellina paucicostata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Spiriferellina pokrowskensis Glushenko 1975
†Spiriferellina quadriplicata Waterhouse 1987
†Spiriferellina quantula Glushenko 1975
†Spiriferellina rouxi Mansuy 1913
†Spiriferellina tareica Chernyak 1963
†Spiriferellina tricosa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Spiriferellina vercherei Waagen 1883
†Spiriferellina vescula Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Sulcispiriferina Waterhouse and Gupta 1982
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†Sulcispiriferina plicata Waterhouse and Gupta 1982
†Sulcispiriferina vihiana Davidson 1866
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Invalid names: Spirifera kashmeriensis Davidson 1866 [synonym]
G. †Tulungospirifer Jin and Sun 1976
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Fm. †Spiropunctiferidae Carter 1994
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G. †Genuspirifer Liang 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 372.20000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections (2125 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleozoic - Triassic538.8 - 201.4Chile (Ovalle) Punctospirifer sp. (222433)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6China Punctospirifer sp. (162317)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Montana) Punctospiriferidae indet. (7236)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Punctospirifer plicatosulcatus (38294 38295 38296 38298 38299 38300 38302 38304 38323 38325 38327 38329)
Famennian - Tournaisian372.2 - 346.7United Kingdom (England) Spiriferellina sp. (38439)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Ohio) Punctospirifer sp. (3442 3456 3457)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Punctospirifer plicatosulcatus (38306)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Punctospirifer solidirostris (62431)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0Canada (Yukon) Punctospirifer sp. (546 548)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Texas) Punctospirifer sp. (62494 62497)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Spain Callospiriferina tumida (161734)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0France Callospiriferina sp. (124106)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0France Callospiriferina tumida (160223)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Turkey Dispiriferina davidsoni (119448)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Aalenian189.6 - 170.3New Zealand Spiriferina radiata (38933)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Callospiriferina gibba (171315) Callospiriferina tumida (171313) Dispiriferina oxyptera (26140 26141 26142)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0France Callospiriferina sp. (124146)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Spain Dispiriferina oxyptera (119171 119172 160373)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Portugal Callospiriferina tumida (128101)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1New Zealand Spiriferina radiata (63814)