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Spiriferina sophiaealbae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae

Taxonomy
Spiriferina sophiaealbae was named by MacFarlan (2023). Its type specimen is AU B725, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is AU 4395, Pomarangai Road (R16/f8821), which is in a Toarcian marine horizon in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Spiriferina sophiaealbae MacFarlan p. 11 figs. 8B, 9.1-9.12

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familySpiriferinidaeDavidson 1884
subfamilySpiriferininaeDavidson 1884
genusSpiriferinad'Orbigny 1847
speciessophiaealbae

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.

†Spiriferina sophiaealbae MacFarlan 2023
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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: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Toarcian or 201.30000 to 174.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3New Zealand Spiriferina sophiaealbae (230148)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7New Zealand Spiriferina sophiaealbae (135015 135114)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1New Zealand Spiriferina sophiaealbae (133944 133977 type locality: 134214 230146 230147)