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Spiriferinidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Spiriferinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 103 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 427 - 423 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 174 - 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Spiriferinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spiriferinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. D. Hoare. 1961. Desmoinesian Brachiopoda and Mollusca from southwest Missouri. Missouri University Studies 36:1-262 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Jiangdaspiriferinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 25 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Qinghaispiriferininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 452 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Spiriferininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 392 | 427 Ma Silurian | 174 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Triadispirinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Calyptoria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Liospiriferina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 450 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Mentzelioides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Punctothyris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Qinghaispiriferina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Triadispira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Viligella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1884 | Spiriferinidae Davidson |
| 1961 | Spiriferinidae Hoare p. 84 |
| 1974 | Spiriferinidae Brunton and Champion p. 836 |
| 2006 | Spiriferinidae Williams et al. p. 1930 |
| 2016 | Spiriferinidae He and Chen p. 975 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
