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Anoplothecoidea

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida

Taxonomy
Anoplothecoidea was named by Schuchert (1894).

It was assigned to Athyridida by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Anoplothecoidea Schuchert
2002Anoplothecoidea Williams et al. p. 1606

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAnoplothecoideaSchuchert 1894
superfamilyAnoplothecoideaSchuchert 1894

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. †Anoplothecoidea Schuchert 1894
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Fm. †Anoplothecidae Schuchert 1894
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Subfm. †Anoplothecinae Schuchert 1894
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G. †Bifida
G. †Butkovia
G. †Dnestrina
Subfm. †Coelospirinae Hall and Clarke 1894
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G. †Coelospira Hall 1863
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Coelospira camilla Hall 1867
Coelospira concava Hall 1857
Coelospira dichotoma Hall 1859
Coelospira hemispherica de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
Coelospira nitens Vanuxem 1842
Coelospira pseudocamilla Johnson 1970
Coelospira pusilla Hisinger 1837
Coelospira virginia Amsden 1958
G. †Navispira
Fm. †Kayseriidae Boucot et al. 1964
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G. †Kayseria
G. †Neocoelia McKellar 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:48:06
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:48:06
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Famennian or 440.80000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (289 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Greenland Coelospira sp. (188528)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) Coelospira sp. (444 446)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Michigan) Coelospira sp. (532)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) Coelospira plicatula, Coelospira hemispherica (81788 81789) Coelospira sp. (445 449 450 451 452 458 459 462 463)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4USA (New Hampshire) Coelospira saffordi (537)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.4 - 423.0USA (Virginia) Coelospira nitens (41083)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.4 - 423.0USA (Maryland) Coelospira nitens (40723 41015) Coelospira sp. (41018)
Silurian443.4 - 419.2Greenland Coelospira sp. (188493)
Silurian443.4 - 419.2Czech Republic (Bohemia) Coelospira sp. (20759)
Silurian443.4 - 419.2USA (New York) Coelospira sp. (531)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland Bifida lepida (231675 231676)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Pennsylvania) Anoplotheca sp. (609 610)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Nevada) Bifida sp. (2775)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany Bifida lepida (60141) Bifida lepida, Kayseria dividua (60140) Kayseria dividua (60446 60466 60467)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Coelospira camilla (91091 91215 91216 91217 91279)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Kayseria sp. (5767)
Middle Givetian388.1 - 383.7France (Bretagne) Bifida lepida (84091 84095 84100)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Bifida lepida (44122 44178)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Colombia (Boyaca) Anoplotheca silvetii (36012)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Anoplothecidae indet. (38275 38295 38298 38299 38300 38302)