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Canadospira

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4867647https://www.gbif.org/species/4867647
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)29150https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=29150
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Rastelligeridae : Canadospira
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderCyrtinidinaCarter and Johnson 1994
superfamilySpondylospiroideaHoover 1991
familyRastelligeridaeCarter 1994
subfamilyDentospiriferininaeCarter 1994
genusCanadospiraDagys 1972
Scientific NameCanadospira Dagys, 1972
Name Published InTrudy Inst. Geol. Geofiz. sib. Otd. 111
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Canadospiragenusbelongs to Spiriferidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Canadospiragenusbelongs to Dentospiriferininaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Motilitystationary (based on Spiriferinida)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Spiriferinida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Canadospira canadensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3237 Ma
Middle Triassic
222 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Canadospira ochotica
species
listed (PBDB)2222 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
222 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Canadospira Sepkoski, Jr.
2006Canadospira Williams et al. p. 1895

References

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
GBIF/Paleo Database - 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
Trudy Inst. Geol. Geofiz. sib. Otd. 111 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
 
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