Source Data | |
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Rank | genus |
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Unispirifer |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Scientific Name | Unispirifer Campbell, 1957 |
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Name Published In | J. Paleont. 31 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Unispirifer | genus | belongs to Spiriferida | second hand | Sepkoski, 2002 | Unispirifer | genus | belongs to Prospirinae | stated with evidence | Williams et al., 2006 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 365 - 361 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 326 - 318 Ma Carboniferous |
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Motility | stationary (based on Spiriferida) |
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Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spiriferida) |
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Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
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Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2006) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5, 1689-2320 |
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
J. Paleont. 31 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |