Biology:Spirifer

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Short description: Extinct genus of brachiopods


Spirifer
Temporal range: Sandbian-Carnian
~460–232 Ma
Spirifer perlamosus pedunculate valve.jpg
S. perlamellosus, 19mm - pedunculate valve

S. striatus: exterior, and interior with lophophore

Spirifer striatus.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Spiriferidae
Genus:
Spirifer

Sowerby 1818
Species

See text

Synonyms

Delthyris

Spirifer is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Late Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribution. They were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders.[1]

Selected species

  • Spirifer acutiplicatus Hayasaka, 1933
  • Spirifer bambadhurensis Diener, 1903
  • Spirifer baschkirica Tschernyschew, 1902
  • Spirifer battu Gemmellaro, 1899
  • Spirifer byrangi Chernyak, 1963
  • Spirifer carnicus Schellwien, 1892
  • Spirifer concentricus Lee and Su, 1980
  • Spirifer distefanii Gemmellaro, 1899
  • Spirifer dvinaensis Licharew, 1927
  • Spirifer enderlei Tschernyschew, 1902
  • Spirifer engelgardthi Chernyak, 1963
  • Spirifer fritschi Schellwien, 1892
  • Spirifer holodnensis Chernyak, 1963
  • Spirifer lirellus Cvancara, 1958
  • Spirifer malistanensis Plodowski, 1968
  • Spirifer muensteri Suess, 1854
  • Spirifer opimus Hall, 1858
  • Spirifer pentagonoides Plodowski, 1968
  • Spirifer pentlandi d'Orbigny, 1842
  • Spirifer perlamellosus Hall, 1857
  • Spirifer piassinaensis Chernyak, 1963
  • Spirifer postventricosus Tschernyschew, 1902
  • Spirifer pseudotasmaniensis Einor, 1939
  • Spirifer rakuszi Einor, 1946
  • Spirifer rockymontanus Marcou, 1858
  • Spirifer schellwieni Tschernyschew, 1902
  • Spirifer siculus Gemmellaro, 1899
  • Spirifer spitiensis Stoliczka, 1865
  • Spirifer strangwaysi De Verneuil, 1845
  • Spirifer striatus Martin, 1809
  • Spirifer subgrandiformis Plodowski, 1968
  • Spirifer subtrigonalis Gemmellaro, 1899
  • Spirifer supracarbonicus Tschernyschew, 1902
  • Spirifer supramosquensis Nikitin, 1890
  • Spirifer tareiaensis Einor, 1939
  • Spirifer tegulatus Trautschold, 1876
  • Spirifer undata Reed, 1944
  • Spirifer uralicus Tschernyschew, 1902
  • Spirifer zitteli Schellwien, 1892


Reassigned species

As Spirifer has been described early on, since then, many species have been reassigned.[2][3][4]


  • S. archiaciformis = Sinospirifer subextensus
  • S. bisulcatus = Angiospirifer bisulcatus
  • S. chinensis mut. α = Sinospirifer subextensus
  • S. gortanioides = Plicapustula gortanioides
  • S. hayasakai = Lamarckispirifer hayasakai
  • S. heterosinosus = Sinospirifer subextensus
  • S. martellii = Plicapustula martellii
  • S. pekinensis = Plicapustula pekinensis
  • S. pellizzarii = Sinospirifer subextensus
  • S. pellizzariformis = Sinospirifer subextensus
  • S. pinguis = Latibrachythyris pinguis
  • S. rotundatus = Latibrachythyris rotundatus
  • S. subhayasakai = Sinospirifer subextensus
  • S. verneuili = Cyrtospirifer verneuili
  • S. verneuili var. subarchiaci = Plicapustula subarchiaci
  • S. verneuili var. subextensus = Sinospirifer subextensus
  • S. vilis = Sinospirifer subextensus
  • S. wangleighi = Sinospirifer subextensus
  • S. yassensis = Spinella yassensis


References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1923547 entry