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Spiriferellidae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Spiriferellidae Waterhouse
2003Spiriferellidae Shen et al. p. 81
2004Spiriferellidae Waterhouse
2006Spiriferellidae Williams et al. p. 1805

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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
familySpiriferellidaeWaterhouse 1968

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.

Fm. †Spiriferellidae Waterhouse 1968
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G. †Alispiriferella Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
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Alispiriferella gydanensis Zavodowsky 1968
Alispiriferella lita Fredericks 1924
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Invalid names: Alispiriferella japonica Tazawa 2001 [synonym], Alispiriferella neimongolensis Wang and Zhang 2003 [synonym], Spiriferella grandis Kotlyar 1978 [synonym]
G. †Arcullina Waterhouse 1986
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Arcullina angiolinii Waterhouse 2004
Arcullina barchatovae Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
Arcullina editiareatus Einor 1939
Arcullina kupangensis Beyrich 1865
Arcullina mica Barchatova 1968
Arcullina oblata Waterhouse 1978
Arcullina polaris Wiman 1914
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Invalid names: Spiriferella digna Barchatova 1968 [synonym], Spiriferella timanica Barchatova 1970 [synonym]
Arcullina qubuensis Zhang 1976
G. †Bamberina Waterhouse 2004
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Bamberina annectens Cooper and Grant 1976
Bamberina cordiformis Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
G. †Elivina Fredericks 1924
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Elivina bisnaini Archbold and Barkham 1989
Elivina chapursani Angiolini 2001
Elivina compacta Girty 1908
Elivina occidentalis Schellwien 1900
Elivina termieri Waterhouse 2004
Elivina tibetana Diener 1897
Elivina tschernyschewi Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
Elivina yunnanensis Shi et al. 1996
Subfm. †Elivininae Waterhouse 2004
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G. †Dissimiliplica Waterhouse 2004
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G. †Quispira Waterhouse 2004
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Quispira detecta Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Eridmatus Branson 1966
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Eridmatus erjakhensis Kalashnikov 1998
Eridmatus marathonensis Cooper and Grant 1976
Eridmatus petita Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
Eridmatus talbeicus Ifanova 1972
Eridmatus texanus Meek 1871
Subfm. †Hunzininae Angiolini 2001
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G. †Aequalicosta Waterhouse 2004
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Aequalicosta inflata Cooper and Grant 1976
Aequalicosta shumardi Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Hunzina Angiolini 1995
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Hunzina australasica Etheridge Jr. 1889
Hunzina cundlegoensis Archbold and Thomas 1985
Hunzina electa Angiolini 1995
Hunzina elegantula Hu 1983
Hunzina etheridgei Archbold and Thomas 1985
Hunzina tenuisulcata Merla 1934
G. †Plicatospiriferella Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
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Plicatospiriferella canadensis Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
Plicatospiriferella ploskajae Zavodovsky 1983
G. †Rhombospirifer Duan and Li 1985
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Rhombospirifer zhensiensis Duan and Li 1985
G. †Spiriarchboldiella Ceccolini and Cianferoni 2023
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Spiriarchboldiella basleoensis Hayasaka and Hosono 1951
Invalid names: Archboldiella Winkler Prins 2008 [replaced]
G. †Spiriferella Tschernyschew 1902
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Spiriferella antefurcata Liu and Waterhouse 1985
Spiriferella arctica Haughton 1858
Spiriferella bituchensis Abramov 1974
Spiriferella borealica Kalashnikov 1998
Spiriferella burgaliensis Zavodowsky 1968
Spiriferella calcarata Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferella clypeata Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferella consimilis Abramov and Grigorieva 1988
Spiriferella embrithes Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferella gloverae Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferella gravis Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferella grunti Waterhouse 2004
Spiriferella hinganensis Lee and Su 1980
Spiriferella hoskingae Archbold and Thomas 1985
Spiriferella interplicata Rothpletz 1892
Spiriferella keilhavii von Buch 1847
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Invalid names: Spirifer draschei Toula 1875 [synonym], Spirifer wilczecki Toula 1873 [synonym]
Spiriferella keilhaviiformis Fredericks 1916
Spiriferella lata Lee and Su 1980
Spiriferella legrandblaini Waterhouse 2004
Spiriferella levis Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferella loveni Diener 1903
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Invalid names: Spirifer parryanus Toula 1875 [replaced]
Spiriferella magna Fredericks 1916
Spiriferella modesta Waterhouse 1981
Spiriferella mugunica Pavlova 1991
Spiriferella nepalensis Legrand-Blain 1976
Spiriferella orientensis Archbold and Bird 1989
Spiriferella ovata Lee and Gu 1976
Spiriferella persaranae Grabau 1931
Spiriferella posterosulcata Viaretti et al. 2022
Spiriferella primaeva Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
Spiriferella propria Cooper and Grant 1976
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Invalid names: Spiriferella parva Cooper 1957 [synonym]
Spiriferella pseudotibetana Stepanov 1937
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Invalid names: Spiriferella nalivkini Kulikov 1939 [synonym]
Spiriferella rajah Salter 1865
Spiriferella salteri Tschernyschew 1902
Spiriferella saranae de Verneuil 1845
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Invalid names: Spiriferella kolymaensis Zavodowsky 1970 [synonym]
Spiriferella scobina Meek 1860
Spiriferella scobinoidea Cooper 1953
Spiriferella simplex Grabau 1931
Spiriferella sinica Zhang 1976
Spiriferella subsalteri Shen et al. 2003
Spiriferella sulcifer Shumard 1858
Spiriferella supplanta Waterhouse 1964
Spiriferella tetralobata Lee and Gu 1976
Spiriferella turusica Chernyak 1963
Spiriferella vaskovskii Zavodowsky 1968
Spiriferella vojnowskii Ifanova 1972
Spiriferella wangi Liu and Waterhouse 1985
Spiriferella wimanni Grabau 1931
Spiriferella yukonensis Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
Invalid names: Tintoriella Angiolini 1996 [synonym]
Subfm. †Spiriferellinae Waterhouse 1968
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G. †Canalisella Waterhouse 2004
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Canalisella leviplica Waterhouse and Waddington 1982
Canalisella sinensis Liu and Waterhouse 1985
G. †Nakimusiella Shen et al. 2001
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Nakimusiella selongensis Shen et al. 2001
G. †Timaniella Barchatova 1968
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Timaniella convexa Shi and Waterhouse 1996
Timaniella festa Barchatova 1968
Timaniella harkeri Waterhouse 1971
Timaniella magniplicata Abramov and Grigorieva 1988
Timaniella vasjagensis Ifanova 1972
G. †Tipispirifer Grant 1976
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Tipispirifer oppilatus Grant 1976
Tipispirifer psittacus Merla 1934
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Meramecian to the top of the Changhsingian or 345.00000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (1012 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean353.8 - 342.8Canada (Northwest Territories) Spiriferella sp., Spiriferella minnewankensis (62432)
Meramecian345.0 - 336.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Spiriferella minnewankensis (62434)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Russian Federation Plicatospiriferella grata (110409 133190)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Alaska) Spirifer arcticus (111915)
Pennsylvanian - Permian323.2 - 252.17Canada (Nunavut) Spiriferella saranae (102051)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Yukon) Plicatospiriferella canadensis (122989 122990 122991 122992 122993) Spiriferella primaeva (122952 122953 122954 122955 122956)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0South Korea Spiriferella sp. (128279 128281 128283)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Russian Federation Plicatospiriferella akachanica (133191)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Russian Federation Elivina tibetana (133074)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Canada (Yukon) Spiriferella sp. (10265) Spiriferella yukonensis (122959 122960 122967 122969)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17India Producta sp. (117545) Spirifer rajah (117559 230329 230330 230331 230338 230849 230853) Spirifer tibetanus (230328)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17New Zealand (Southland) Spiriferella sp. (41794)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Spirifer interplicatus (126933)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Elivina sp. (149218)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan (Northwest Frontier) Spiriferella sp. (41557)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) Spiriferella sp. (149259)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Xizang) Nakimusiella selongensis, Spiriferella rajah (73603 73604) Nakimusiella selongensis, Spiriferella rajah, Spiriferella qubuensis, Spiriferella sinica (73600 73601) Spiriferella rajah (73605 121592 121595) Spiriferella rajah, Spiriferella nepalensis (51398 51401) Spiriferella rajah, Spiriferella qubuensis (73602 73607 117541) Spiriferella rajah, Spiriferella qubuensis, Spiriferella sinica, Spiriferella salteri (110495) Spiriferella tibetana, Spiriferella sinica (110475)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17New Zealand Spiriferella sp. (7204 52753)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Nepal Arcullina angiolinii (207296 207300) Nakimusiella sp., Arcullina angiolinii (62447) Spiriferella grunti, Arcullina angiolinii (207333) Spiriferella oblata (43178 43194 43195 43224 43254 43255 43257 43265 43282 43285 120490) Spiriferella rajah (43166 43181 43185 43189 43190 43191 43197 43198 43199 43222 43225 43226 43258 43261 43264 43267 43268 43269 43271 43273 43275 43278 120447 120449 120450 120511 120513) Spiriferella rajah, Spiriferella oblata (43187 120508 120520 120521 120522) Spiriferella sp. (43242) Spiriferella tibetana (99791 120446) Tipispirifer sp. (120415)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Greece Spiriferella sp. (108325)