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Echinospirifer

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Echinospiriferidae

Taxonomy
Echinospirifer is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Echinospiriferidae.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Echinospiriferidae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Echinospirifer Sepkoski
2006Echinospirifer Williams et al. p. 1711

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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
superfamilyAdolfioideaSartenaer 1966
familyEchinospiriferidaeLiashenko 1973
genusEchinospirifer

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available