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Echinospiriferidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Echinospiriferidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Echinospiriferidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Spiriferida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spiriferida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | N. M. Savage and M. Baxter. 1995. Late Devonian (Frasnian) brachiopods from the Wadleigh Limestone, Southeastern Alaska. Journal of Paleontology 69(6):1029-1046 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Adolfispirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Echinospirifer ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Enchondrospirifer ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hispidaria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Howittia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 42 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Indospirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Rigauxia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Sergunkovia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1973 | Echinospiriferidae Liashenko |
| 1995 | Echinospiriferidae Savage and Baxter p. 1042 |
| 2006 | Echinospiriferidae Williams et al. p. 1711 |
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!
