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Tipispirifer oppilatus

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Taxonomy
Tipispirifer oppilatus was named by Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 212947, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Tipispirifer.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Tipispirifer oppilatus Grant pp. 217-218 figs. Pl 58, figs 1-40; text-figs 21,22

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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()
familySpiriferellidaeWaterhouse 1968
genusTipispirifer
speciesoppilatus

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.

Tipispirifer oppilatus Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height97.543.0013.06.703.25

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Thailand (Trang) Tipispirifer oppilatus (40869 40870 40871 40872 40873 40874 40875 40877 40878 40879 40894 40896 40897 40898 40899)