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Xenospirifer

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida

Taxonomy
Xenospirifer was named by Hou and Xian (1975).

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Fontaine (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Xenospirifer Hou and Xian
1990Xenospirifer Fontaine

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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
orderSpiriferida
genusXenospiriferHou and Xian 1975

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.

G. †Xenospirifer Hou and Xian 1975
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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 Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Givetian or 409.10000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Prague) X. excelsus, X. tomix (12071)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation X. gurjevskensis (35710 35711 35712) X. gurjevskiensis (35713)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Thailand X. sp. (82106)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) X. heterosinus (4862)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) X. fongi (4836 4864)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Afghanistan (Ghazni) X. fongi (75097)