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Sphaerirhynchia

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerirhynchia was named by Cooper and Muir-Wood (1951). Its type is Terebratula wilsoni. It is the type genus of Sphaerirhynchiinae.

It was assigned to Hebetoechiinae by Bassett and Cocks (1974); to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sphaerirhynchiinae by Savage and Goodwin (1998) and Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Sphaerirhynchia Cooper and Muir-Wood
1974Sphaerirhynchia Bassett and Cocks
1998Sphaerirhynchia Savage and Goodwin p. 437
2002Sphaerirhynchia Sepkoski
2002Sphaerirhynchia Williams et al. p. 1105

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyUncinuloideaRzonsnitskaya 1956
familyHebetoechiidaeHavlicek 1960
subfamilySphaerirhynchiinaeSavage 1996
genusSphaerirhynchiaCooper and Muir-Wood 1951

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. †Sphaerirhynchia Cooper and Muir-Wood 1951
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†Sphaerirhynchia parvula Sapelnikov and Mizens 1996
†Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni de Sowerby 1816
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Invalid names: Anomia lacunosa Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-04 13:46:27
Modified: 2009-06-04 15:46:27
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Siegen or 440.80000 to 409.10000 Ma

Collections (148 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Québec) S. sp. (24543)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Nova Scotia) S. antiqua (3046) S. sp. (3066)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Venezuela S. sp. (25066)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Scotland) S. sp. (153465)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (England) S. davidsoni (49635)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) S. sphaeroidalis (23299 23301)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (New Brunswick) S. sp. (68834)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) S. sp. (13523)
Niagaran438.0 - 421.3Canada (Québec) S. sp. (25156)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Lithuania S. wilsoni (192581 192582)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden S. sp. (476) S. wilsoni (77533)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) S. spp. (13524 13525 13527) S. wilsoni (13592 13594 13597)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) S. stricklandi (26778 26789 26792 26794)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Ireland S. wilsoni (501)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Iowa) S. sp. (25017)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) S. davidsoni (49640) S. sp. (522 79893) S. wilsoni (79881)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Lithuania S. dumanovi (207386)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Tennessee) S. stricklandi (26788)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Lithuania S. wilsoni (13756)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) S. sp. (13021 13069 13104 13107)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) S. spp. (13528 13529) S. wilsoni (13599 13673)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (Wales) S. wilsoni (23287)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (23057 23286 23288 23289 23292 23293) S. wilsoni (23216 23218 23284 23285 23291)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) S. spp., S. wilsoni (13530) S. wilsoni (13602)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Lithuania S. wilsoni (192561)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Mexico (Tamaulipas) S. sp. (5118 5121 5123 5124 5125 5126 5127 5128 5130)
Homerian - Jaagarahu430.5 - 422.9Lithuania S. wilsoni (192583)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) S. wilsoni (13603)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6United Kingdom (Wales) S. wilsoni (23169 23176)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (529) S. wilsoni (480 23145 23149 23152 23156 23159 23161 23164 23178 23181 23204 23208 23209 23210 23211 23213 49643)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Lithuania S. wilsoni (192995)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) S. spp. (13531)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Lithuania S. wilsoni (192996)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Lithuania S. wilsoni (13753 195446)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Venezuela S. sp. (25067)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Oklahoma) S. sp. (487)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Wales) S. wilsoni (74670 74671)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (481 523 533 535) S. wilsoni (479 49657)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Ukraine S. wilsoni (23356 23376)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Belarus S. wilsoni (23658)
Ludlow - Elton427.4 - 421.3United Kingdom (Wales) S. wilsoni (74760)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Ukraine S. wilsoni (23358 23427)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) S. wilsoni (13532 13616 65048)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (26910) S. wilsoni (8320 23109 23110 23112 23184 23185)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Ukraine S. wilsoni (13872)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Poland S. wilsoni (23040)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8USA (Oklahoma) S. glomerosa, S. lindenensis (26826)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Latvia S. wilsoni (207252)
Helderbergian - Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine S. gibbosa (13875)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Oklahoma) S. glomerosa (164279 164280) S. lindenensis, S. glomerosa (164273 164274 164275 164276 164277 164278)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') S. valnevi (40698)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation S. tarda, S. modica (13960) S. tarda, S. vagranica (13964) S. vagranica, S. modica (13959)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nunavut) S. sp. (14025)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) S. sp. (590)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Tennessee) S. sp. (26852)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine (Ternopil's'ka) S. gibbosa (170606)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Uzbekistan S. parvula (106712)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (New South Wales) S. sp. (25705)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine S. gibbosa (14151)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Russian Federation S. sp. (24737)
Gedinnine - Siegen416.0 - 409.1Mongolia S. vagranica (79713)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (New South Wales) S. bellensis (25696)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) S. vijaica (81750 81793)