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Punctospirifer ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4868252	https://www.gbif.org/species/4868252
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	29569	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=29569

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Punctospiriferidae : Punctospirifer

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Spiriferinida	Ivanova 1972
suborder	Spiriferinidina	Ivanova 1972
superfamily	Pennospiriferinoidea	Dagys 1972
family	Punctospiriferidae	Waterhouse 1975
genus	Punctospirifer	North 1920

Scientific Name

Punctospirifer North, 1920

Name Published In

Quart. J. Geol. Soc., 76 (2)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Punctospirifer	genus	belongs to Spiriferinidae	stated without evidence	Hoare, 1961
Punctospirifer	genus	belongs to Spiriferida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Punctospirifer	genus	belongs to Punctospiriferidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2006

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

376 - 371 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian

Last Recorded Appearance

254 - 252 Ma
Permian

Motility

stationary (based on Spiriferinida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Spiriferinida)

Taphonomy

low 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

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Punctospirifer adstrictus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Punctospirifer afghanus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	299 Ma Carboniferous	296 Ma Permian
Punctospirifer ambiguus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	331 Ma Carboniferous	323 Ma Carboniferous
Punctospirifer amblys species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Punctospirifer coronae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	304 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Punctospirifer fastigata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Punctospirifer gigas ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	354 Ma Carboniferous	354 Ma Carboniferous
Punctospirifer globosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Punctospirifer guangyuanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Punctospirifer inflatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Punctospirifer kentuckensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		115	331 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Punctospirifer margaritae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Punctospirifer morrowensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Punctospirifer pahangensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Punctospirifer patulus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	299 Ma Carboniferous	296 Ma Permian
Punctospirifer pseudocristatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Punctospirifer sulcifer species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Punctospirifer transversus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		31	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	318 Ma Carboniferous

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1920	Punctospirifer North
1961	Punctospirifer Hoare p. 84
2002	Punctospirifer Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Punctospirifer Williams et al. p. 1911

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Hoare R. D. (1961) Desmoinesian Brachiopoda and Mollusca from southwest Missouri, Missouri University Studies 36, 1-262

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

Quart. J. Geol. Soc., 76 (2) - 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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