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Unispirifer

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Taxonomy
Unispirifer was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Spirifer (Unispirifer) by Hudson et al. (1966).

It was assigned to Spirifer by Hudson et al. (1966); to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Prospirinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Spirifer (Unispirifer) Hudson et al.
2002Unispirifer Sepkoski
2006Unispirifer Williams et al. p. 1777

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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
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferidae
subfamilyProspirinaeCarter 1974
genusUnispirifer

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.

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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 Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Late/Upper Mississippian or 364.70000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (119 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian - Carboniferous419.2 - 298.9USA (Montana, and Wyoming) U. missioncanyonensis (12387)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7France U. sp. (38641)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Russian Federation U. mediocris (80103)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8France U. sp. (38642)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Iowa) U. minnewankensis (62482)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Illinois) U. senex (5795)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Idaho) U. minnewankensis (141464)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) U. striatoconvolutus (5615 46855 46866 46869 58011 58013 58015 58018 217053)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (Alberta) U. greenockensis (67237 67238 67239 67240 67241 67242 67244 67245 67247 67252 67255 67262 67305 67319 67334 67335 67336) U. greenockensis, U. minnewankensis (67248) U. minnewankensis (67258 67293 67294 67295 67300 67301 67307 67309 67310 67311 67313 67314 67317 67321 67322 67323 67324 67326 67327 67329 67330 67331 67332 67338)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom U. clathratus (62873)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (England) U. sp. (8763)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Iowa) U. platynotus (3309)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Libya U. unicus (35630 36829)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Indiana) U. rundlensis (6760 6787)
Kinderhookian - Virgilian358.9 - 298.9USA (California) U. sp. (588)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Iran (Markazi) U. stratoconvolutus (216562)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Indiana) U. rundlensis (6758) U. rundlensis, U. sp. (6778) U. sp. (6735)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (California) U. sp. (225977 225978)
Osagean - Meramecian352.0 - 335.5USA (California) U. sp. (225975)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 340.0China (Xinjiang) U. sp. (50254)
Chadian - Holkerian346.7 - 340.0China (Xinjiang) U. heshilafuensis (50253)
Visean346.7 - 330.9China (Xinjiang) U. minnewankensis (41758)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Australia (New South Wales) U. striatoconvolutus (5603 5605 46873 46876 46877 46880 46882 46895 46896 46908 46909 46910 46911 46913 46916 46917 46920 46923 46924 46926 46932 46933 46938 46941 46947 58025 58031 58142 58143 58147 62638)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Australia (Queensland) U. sp. (40008)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Indiana) U. lateralis (6698 6699)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Australia (New South Wales) U. striatoconvolutus (8221 8222)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9China (Xinjiang) U. sp. (50255)
Chesterian - Virgilian335.5 - 298.9USA (California) U. sp. (589)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.9 - 323.2USA (California) U. sp. (143606 143607 143608 143615 143624)