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Rhombospirifer

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Taxonomy
Rhombospirifer was named by Duan and Li (1985).

It was assigned to Spiriferellidae by Shi et al. (2022).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Rhombospirifer Duan and Li
2022Rhombospirifer Shi et al. p. 75

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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
genusRhombospiriferDuan and Li 1985

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. †Rhombospirifer Duan and Li 1985
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Rhombospirifer zhensiensis Duan and Li 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height222.317.428.522.97.85

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 Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation R. zhensiensis (225518)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Spirifer moosakhailensis (109091 109168 109211 109212 109215 109253)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Heilongjiang) Spiriferella keilhavii (94837)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Spirifer moosakhailensis (109256)