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Cathayspirina ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4868413https://www.gbif.org/species/4868413
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)83498https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=83498
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Brachythyrididae : Cathayspirina
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
orderSpiriferidaWaagen 1883
suborderSpiriferidinaWaagen 1883
superfamilyBrachythyridoideaFrederiks 1924
familyBrachythyrididaeFredericks 1924
genusCathayspirinaLiang 1990
Scientific NameCathayspirina Liang, 1990
Name Published InChina Minist Geol Miner Resour Geol Mem Ser 2 No. 10
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cathayspirinagenusbelongs to Brachythyrididaestated without evidenceChen, 2004
Cathayspirinagenusbelongs to Brachythyrididaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)4
First Recorded Appearance299 - 296 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance265 - 260 Ma
Permian
Motilitystationary (based on Spiriferida)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Spiriferida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. P. Liang. 1990. Lengwu Formation of Permian and its Brachiopod Fauna in Zhejiang Province. Geological Memoirs 2(10):1-522

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Cathayspirina fengshuijiangensis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Cathayspirina fenshuijiangensis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		5299 Ma
Carboniferous		265 Ma
Permian
Cathayspirina magna ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2265 Ma
Permian		265 Ma
Permian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1990Cathayspirina Liang p. 339
2004Cathayspirina Chen p. 42
2006Cathayspirina Williams et al. p. 1821

References

Liang W. P. (1990) Lengwu Formation of Permian and its Brachiopod Fauna in Zhejiang Province, Geological Memoirs 2 10, 1-522
Chen Z. Q. (2004) Lower Permian reef-dwelling brachiopod faunas from the Tarim Basin, Northwest China: biostratigraphy, palaeoecology and biogeography, Palaeontographica Abteilung A 272 1-4, 1-96
Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2006) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5, 1689-2320
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - 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
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
China Minist Geol Miner Resour Geol Mem Ser 2 No. 10 - 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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