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Anthracospirifer ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Anthracospirifer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Anthracospirifer Lane, 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | J. Paleont. 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 336 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 304 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. G. Lane. 1963. A Silicified Morrowan Brachiopod Faunule from the Bird Spring Formation, Southern Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 37(2):379-392 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Anthracospirifer arcoensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 331 Ma Carboniferous | |
Anthracospirifer birdspringensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
Anthracospirifer curvilateralis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 314 Ma Carboniferous | |
Anthracospirifer leidyi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 103 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Anthracospirifer mcalesteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anthracospirifer newberryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anthracospirifer occiduus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 54 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 314 Ma Carboniferous | |
Anthracospirifer oliveirai ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
Anthracospirifer rawlinsensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anthracospirifer shawi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 331 Ma Carboniferous | |
Anthracospirifer welleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anthracospirifer zitteli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Plicatocyrtia zitteli ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 304 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1963 | Anthracospirifer Lane pp. 387-388 figs. Pl. 44, Figs. 4,7,10-18; Pl. 45, Fig. 3 |
2002 | Anthracospirifer Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Plicatocyrtia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Anthracospirifer Williams et al. p. 1779 |
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!
Kohl’s Ranch fossil locality, Gila County, Arizona, USA