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Punctospiriferidae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae

Taxonomy
Punctospiriferidae was named by Waterhouse (1975) [Nom. correct. Carter et al. (1994) for Punctospiriferinidae Waterhouse (1987) nom. transl. from Punctospiriferinae Waterhouse (1975)]. Its type is Punctospirifer.

It was assigned to Spiriferinida by Chen and Shi (2006); and to Pennospiriferinoidea by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Punctospiriferidae Waterhouse p. 17
2006Punctospiriferidae Chen and Shi p. 22
2006Punctospiriferidae Williams et al. p. 1910

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyPennospiriferinoideaDagys 1972
familyPunctospiriferidae
familyPunctospiriferidae

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. †Punctospiriferidae Waterhouse 1975
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G. †Alipunctifera Waterhouse 1975
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Alipunctifera kaihikuana Trechmann 1917
G. †Lamnaespina Waterhouse 1976
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Lamnaespina papilionata Hosking 1933
Lamnaespina transennata Waterhouse 1976
G. †Liriplica
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Liriplica alta Campbell 1961
G. †Punctospirifer North 1920
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Punctospirifer adstrictus Chronic 1949
Punctospirifer afghanus Termier et al. 1974
Punctospirifer ambiguus Maxwell 1964
Punctospirifer coronae Schellwien 1892
Punctospirifer fastigata Schellwien 1900
Punctospirifer gigas Navarro-Santillan et al. 2002
Punctospirifer globosa Easton et al. 1958
Punctospirifer inflatus Chronic 1949
Punctospirifer patulus Chronic 1949
Punctospirifer sulcifer Easton et al. 1958
Punctospirifer transversus McChesney 1860
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Pustulospiriferina lirata Waterhouse 1987
G. †Yangkongia Xu and Liu 1983
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Yangkongia bifurcata Yang and Yin 1962
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Invalid names: Yangkongia planofolda Xu and Liu 1983 [synonym], Yangkongia qieermaensis Xu and Liu 1983 [synonym], Yangkongia zhihemaensis Xu and Liu 1983 [synonym]
G. †Ziganella
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available