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Plicatospiriferella

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Taxonomy
Plicatospiriferella was named by Waterhouse and Waddington (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: C Pn Sepkoski's reference number: 881]. Its type is Plicatospiriferella canadensis.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Spiriferellinae by Waterhouse (2004); and to Spiriferellidae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Plicatospiriferella Waterhouse and Waddington p. 34
2002Plicatospiriferella Sepkoski
2004Plicatospiriferella Waterhouse
2006Plicatospiriferella Williams et al. p. 1806

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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
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferellidaeWaterhouse 1968
genusPlicatospiriferella

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. †Plicatospiriferella Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
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†Plicatospiriferella canadensis Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
†Plicatospiriferella ploskajae Zavodovsky 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height217.516.518.517.51.41

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 Bashkirian to the top of the Gzhelian or 323.20000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Russian Federation P. grata (110409 133190)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Yukon) P. canadensis (122989 122990 122991 122992 122993)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Russian Federation P. akachanica (133191)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation P. costata (133192 133193 133194 133196 133197 133198) P. costata, P. ploskajae (133195)