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Howittia

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Echinospiriferidae

Taxonomy
Howittia is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Glytospirifer Sepkoski
2002Howittia Sepkoski
2006Howittia 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
genusHowittia

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. †Howittia
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Howittia dushanensis Wang et al. 1974
Invalid names: Glyptospirifer [synonym]
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 Lochkovian to the top of the Middle Givetian or 419.20000 to 380.20000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Vietnam H. wangi (55347)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (New South Wales) H. howitti (25696)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Australia (Victoria) H. howitti (25715 25716 25717 25718)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5China (Guangxi) Glyptospirifer chui (25728 25729) Glyptospirifer sp. (25725 25726 25727 25730 25731 25801 25803 25810 25833)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5USA (Alaska) H. haideri (3476 3480)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9USA (Alaska) H. haideri (3478)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3China (Guangxi) Glyptospirifer sp. (27420 65074)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (New South Wales) H. howitti (35557) H. howitti, H. multiplicata (39887 39888 39889) H. multiplicata, H. howitti (39884)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) Glyptospirifer quadriplicatus (4796) Glyptospirifer sp. (4803 4810 4814 4816 4818 4819 4820 4824 25839)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) Glyptospirifer sp. (25732)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2China H. dushanensis (212695)