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Spiriferella scobina

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Taxonomy
Spirifera scobina was named by Meek (1860). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Divide between Long and Ruby Valleys, which is in a Guadalupian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

It was recombined as Spirifer (Spiriferina) scobina by Meek (1876); it was recombined as Spirifer (Trigonotreta) scobina by Meek (1877); it was recombined as Spiriferella scobina by Wardlaw (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. drashei, S. leilhavii, S. minnewankensis, S. saranaeformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Spirifera scobina Meek p. 310
1876Spirifer (Spiriferina) scobina Meek p. 351 figs. Pl 2, fig 5
1877Spirifer (Trigonotreta) scobina Meek p. 90
1977Spiriferella scobina Wardlaw figs. Pl 13, figs 58-68; pl 15, figs 1-15

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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
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferellidaeWaterhouse 1968
genusSpiriferella()
speciesscobina()

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.

†Spiriferella scobina Meek 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available