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Conispirifer

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Conispiriferidae

Taxonomy
Conispirifer is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Conispiriferidae.

It was assigned to Articulata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Conispiriferidae by Williams et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Conispirifer Sepkoski
2007Conispirifer Williams et al. p. 2774

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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
superfamilyCyrtospiriferoideaTermier and Termier 1949
familyConispiriferidaeMa and Day 2000
genusConispirifer

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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Conispirifer cyrtinaformis Hall and Whitfield 1872
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Iran Tenticospirifer cyrtiniformis (62146)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (California) Tenticospirifer cyrtiniformis (225958 225960 225968)