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Costispiriferinae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Acrospiriferidae

Taxonomy
Costispiriferinae was named by Termier and Termier (1949). Its type is Costispirifer.

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

Subtaxa
Costispirifer (type genus), Cumberlandina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Costispiriferinae Termier and Termier
2006Costispiriferinae Williams et al. p. 1838

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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
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyAcrospiriferidaeTermier and Termier 1949
subfamilyCostispiriferinaeTermier and Termier 1949
subfamilyCostispiriferinaeTermier 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.

Subfm. †Costispiriferinae Termier and Termier 1949
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G. †Costispirifer Copper 1942
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†Costispirifer unicus Hall 1867
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Deer Parkian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 409.10000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Canada (Ontario) Costispirifer sp., Costispirifer billingsianus, Costispirifer unicus (40058)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3USA (New York) Costispirifer arenosa (75468)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Canada (Quebec) Costispirifer arenosus (599)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Venezuela Costispirifer sp. (35894)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6USA (New York) Costispirifer sp. (600 601)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Algeria Costispirifer trigeri (27181)
Deer Parkian409.1 - 391.9USA (Nevada) Costispirifer sp. (164689 164800)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Nevada) Costispirifer sp. (164794 164801)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) Costispirifer arenosus, Costispirifer sp. (40039)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9USA (New York) Costispirifer unicus (232948)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) Costispirifer sp. (40040)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Costispirifer arenosus (9537)