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Sphenospira

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtospiriferidae

Taxonomy
Sphenospira was named by Cooper (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame C Tour Sepkoski's reference number: 25,538]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cyrtospiriferidae by Balinski (1995); to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyrtospiriferinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Sphenospira Cooper
1995Sphaenospira Balinski p. 59
2002Sphenospira Sepkoski
2006Sphenospira Williams et al. p. 1728

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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
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyCyrtospiriferoideaTermier and Termier 1949
familyCyrtospiriferidaeTermier and Termier 1949
subfamilyCyrtospiriferinaeTermier and Termier 1949
genusSphenospiraCooper 1954

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. †Sphenospira Cooper 1954
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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: base of the Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 387.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Morocco S. julii (221428)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) S. julii (38273 38325 38327)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7United Kingdom (England) S. julii (38432)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7France S. jullii (223664)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Morocco S. julii (221408)