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Cyrtospiriferoidea

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida

Taxonomy
Cyrtospiriferoidea was named by Termier and Termier (1949).

It was assigned to Spiriferidina by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Cyrtospiriferoidea Termier and Termier
2006Cyrtospiriferoidea Williams et al. p. 1722

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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
superfamilyCyrtospiriferoideaTermier and Termier 1949
superfamilyCyrtospiriferoideaTermier and Termier 1949

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. †Cyrtospiriferoidea Termier and Termier 1949
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Fm. †Conispiriferidae Ma and Day 2000
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Conispirifer cyrtinaformis Hall and Whitfield 1872
Fm. †Cyrtospiriferidae Termier and Termier 1949
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Subfm. †Cyrtiopsinae Ivanova 1972
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G. †Acutella Lyashenko 1973
G. †Dmitria
G. †Eodmitria
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Invalid names: Komispirifer [synonym]
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Invalid names: Clivospirifer [synonym], Nordispirifer [synonym], Timanospirifer [synonym]
Subfm. †Cyrtospiriferinae Termier and Termier 1949
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G. †Cyrtospirifer Nalivkin 1924
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Cyrtospirifer buddingtoni Savage et al. 1978
Cyrtospirifer cuspidatus de Archiac and de Verneuil 1842
Cyrtospirifer kharaulakhensis Fredericks 1919
Cyrtospirifer latior Swallow 1863
G. †Sphenospira Cooper 1954
G. †Pripyatispirifer Pushkin 1996
G. †Pyramidaspirifer Ma and Day 2000
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Pyramidaspirifer alta Fenton and Fenton 1924
G. †Sphaenospira Cooper 1954
Fm. †Spinocyrtiidae Ivanova 1959
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G. †Acutoria
G. †Duryeella
G. †Incertia Mittmeyer 2008
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Incertia incertissima Godefroid et al. 2002
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Invalid names: Subcuspidella incerta Spriestersbach and Fuchs 1909 [replaced]
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Mediospirifer audaculus Conrad 1842
G. †Orthospirifer Pitrat 1975
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Spinocyrtia granulosa Conrad 1839
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Invalid names: Tenuicostella [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Capitanian or 427.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (993 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Nunavut) Orthospirifer sp. (23082)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Germany (Eifel) Subcuspidella indet. (24619)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Belgium (Liège) Tenuicostella sp., Incertia subincertissima (157914)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Eifel) Subcuspidella indet. (24630 24633) Subcuspidella sp. (24623 24625)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Germany (Eifel) Subcuspidella indet. (24695)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Morocco Alatiformia alatiformis (230056)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) Alatiformia alatiformis (4862) Subcuspidella sp. (25854) Subcuspidella trigonata (4049 4053)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain Subcuspidella sp. (62185)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain (Aragon) Alatiformia alatiformis (40418 40419) Subcuspidella bilsteinensis (40431) Subcuspidella subcuspidata (40422)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Luxembourg Subcuspidella beugniesi, Subcuspidella subcuspidata, Incertia incertissima (232220) Subcuspidella subcuspidata (232281)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0Canada (Yukon) Platyrachella sp. (548)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.9 - 346.7USA (California) Spirifer latior (226316)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.9 - 343.0Mexico (Sonora) Cyrtospirifer latior (5616)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Colorado) Cyrtospirifer whitneyi, Cyrtospirifer animasensis, Cyrtospirifer sp., Syringospira prima (10240)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Platyrachella rutherfordi (62432)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5Canada (Yukon) Platyrachella sp. (569)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Platyrachella rutherfordi (62434)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0Argentina Cyrtospirifer sp. (64620)
Pennsylvanian - Asselian323.2 - 295.5China (Xizang) Cyrtospirifer lochengensis (61392)
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.51Russian Federation Cyrtospirifer kharaulakhensis (110283)