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Acrospirifer murchisoni

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Acrospiriferidae

Taxonomy
Spirifera murchisoni was named by Castelneau (1843).

It was recombined as Spirifer murchisoni by de Castelnau (1843) and Williams and Breger (1916); it was recombined as Acrospirifer murchisoni by Cooper (1944) and Johnson (1970); it was recombined as Hysterolites (Acrospirifer) murchisoni by Amsden and Ventress (1963); it was recombined as Patriaspirifer murchisoni by Johnson (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Spirifera murchisoni Castelneau p. 41 figs. Pl. 12, figs. 1, 2.
1843Spirifer murchisoni de Castelnau
1916Spirifer murchisoni Williams and Breger p. 95 figs. Pl. 2, fig. 9
1944Acrospirifer murchisoni Cooper p. 325 figs. Pl. 123, figs. 15, 16
1963Hysterolites (Acrospirifer) murchisoni Amsden and Ventress p. 105 figs. Pl. 6, figs. 3-18
1970Acrospirifer murchisoni Johnson pp. 189 - 190 figs. Pl. 56, figs. 5-13; Pl. 57, figs. 1-6
1995Patriaspirifer murchisoni Johnson p. 198

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyAcrospiriferidaeTermier and Termier 1949
subfamilyAcrospiriferinaeTermier and Termier 1949
genusAcrospiriferWedekind 1926
speciesmurchisoni(Castelneau 1843)

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.

Acrospirifer murchisoni Castelneau 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available