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Sinucostidae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Sinucostidae

Taxonomy
Sinucostidae was named by Xu and Liu (1983). Its type is Sinucosta.

It was assigned to Spiriferinoidea by Williams et al. (2006) and He and Chen (2016).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Sinucostidae Xu and Liu
2006Sinucostidae Williams et al. p. 1936
2016Sinucostidae He and Chen p. 976

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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
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familySinucostidaeXu and Liu 1983
familySinucostidaeXu and Liu 1983

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. †Sinucostidae Xu and Liu 1983
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Subfm. †Sinucostinae Xu and Liu 1983
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G. †Mentzeliopsis Trechmann 1917
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Mentzeliopsis horrida Trechmann 1917
Mentzeliopsis spinosa Trechmann 1917
Mentzeliopsis verrucosa von Buch 1831
G. †Qispiriferina Xu and Liu 1983
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Qispiriferina subrotunda Xu and Liu 1983
G. †Sinucosta Dagys 1963
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Sinucosta acerrima Bittner 1890
Sinucosta bifucata Sun and Shi 1985
Sinucosta bittneri Dagys 1963
Sinucosta emmrichi Suess 1854
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Invalid names: Guseriplia multicostata Dagys 1963 [synonym]
Sinucosta evanescens Bittner 1890
Sinucosta granulata Sun and Shi 1985
Sinucosta gregaria Suess 1867
Sinucosta impressula Bittner 1890
Sinucosta longa Sun and Ye 1982
Sinucosta oligoptycha Bittner 1892
Sinucosta pectinata Bittner 1890
Sinucosta pontica Bittner 1892
Sinucosta praecursor Zugmayer 1882
Sinucosta songdae Dagys 1965
Invalid names: Guseriplia Dagys 1963 [synonym]
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 Aegean to the top of the Rhaetian or 247.20000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (96 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Sinucosta longa (107721)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Croatia Spiriferina pectinata (135882)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Qispiriferina subrotunda (101048 227936 227942)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy Spiriferina pectinata (135868 136264 136963 137008)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Romania Sinucosta pectinata (170256)
Middle Triassic - Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Sinucosta sp. (111833)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Sinucosta pectinata (40616 40617) Spiriferina pectinata (128187)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina pectinata (203800)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Spiriferina pectinata (202272)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0New Zealand Mentzeliopsis parki (134795 134798) Mentzeliopsis sp. (134797 134799 135192 135262 135263 135307) Mentzeliopsis sp., Mentzeliopsis spinosa (134997) Mentzeliopsis spinosa (134524 134595 134793 137870 137871)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Slovakia Spiriferina pectinata (23867 44352)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0New Zealand Mentzeliopsis sp. (201926) Mentzeliopsis spinosa (201925) Mentzeliopsis spinosa, Mentzeliopsis horrida (201945)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary Spiriferina evanescens (70883)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand (Canterbury) Mentzeliopsis sp. (101407)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria Spiriferina gregaria (206002 206034)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany Spiriferina gregaria (206004)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Spiriferina gregaria (203208)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria (Tyrol) Spiriferina gregaria (202331)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand Mentzeliopsis parki (61463) Mentzeliopsis sp., Mentzeliopsis parki, Mentzeliopsis spinosa (61462)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Turkey (Balıkesir) Spiriferina emmrichi (201912)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovakia Spiriferina gregaria (57037 57038 57039)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Spiriferina pectinata (49317)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Hungary Spiriferina gregaria (23869)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Austria (Tyrol) Spiriferina gregaria (203207)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Sichuan) Sinucosta sp. (123651)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Yunnan) Guseriplia multicostata (165310)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Xizang) Sinucosta pectinata (123659)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Tajikistan Sinucosta emmrichi (127943 127974 127979)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Russian Federation Guseriplia bittneri (127945) Guseriplia bittneri, Sinucosta emmrichi (128266) Guseriplia multicostata (127964) Sinucosta emmrichi (127944 128265 128267)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56China (Yunnan) Sinucosta bifucata (132565) Sinucosta granulata (132581)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56China (Xizang) Guseriplia bittneri (110227) Guseriplia tulungensis (110241 110249)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Sinucosta emmrichi, Sinucosta bittneri (66932)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0China (Yunnan) Guseriplia lanpingensis (165320)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Papua New Guinea (Western Highland) Sinucosta sp. (42523 42524 42525)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Romania Sinucosta acerrima (170278)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia Sinucosta emmrichi (137752) Sinucosta subtilicostata, Guseriplia acerrima (49455)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Mentzeliopsis verrucosa (137755) Sinucosta emmrichi (27951 27959 29095 29096 29105 29111 32876 115311 115319 115340 115354 137750) Sinucosta emmrichi, Sinucosta praecursor, Mentzeliopsis verrucosa (137751) Spirifer emmrichi (137753) Spiriferina emmrichi (138167 138171) Spiriferina praecursor (137754)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Iran Sinucosta emmrichi (41330)
Aratauran201.4 - 188.9New Zealand Mentzeliopsis ongleyi (63815)