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Thecospirella

Rhynchonellata - Thecideida - Thecospirellidae

Taxonomy
Thecospirella was named by Bittner (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Thecospirella loczyi. It is the type genus of Thecospirellidae.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Thecospirella Bittner
2002Thecospirella Sepkoski
2006Thecospirella Williams et al. p. 1944

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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
orderThecideidaPajaud 1970
superfamilyThecospiroideaBittner 1890
familyThecospirellidaeDagys 1972
genusThecospirella

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. †Thecospirella Bittner 1912
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Thecospirella bidorsatus Klipstein 1843
Thecospirella discors Bittner 1890
Thecospirella loczyi Bittner 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:47
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:31
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Carnian or 232.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary T. loczyi (70797 70798)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) T. loczyi (203197 203198)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Hungary T. loczyi (23869)