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Coelospira virginia

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8518254https://www.gbif.org/species/8518254
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)310154https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=310154
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Anoplothecidae : Coelospira : Coelospira virginia
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Anoplothecidae : Coelospira : Coelospira virginia
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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAnoplothecoideaSchuchert 1894
familyAnoplothecidaeSchuchert 1894
subfamilyCoelospirinaeHall and Clarke 1894
genusCoelospiraHall 1863
speciesCoelospira virginiaAmsden 1958
Generic NameCoelospira
Scientific NameCoelospira virginia Amsden, 1958
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Coelospira virginiaspeciesbelongs to Coelospirastated with evidenceAmsden, 1958
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance423 - 411 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance419 - 411 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda)
Taphonomyminor folds, major ribbing (based on Coelospira)
Primary Reference (PBDB)T. W. Amsden. 1958. Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Hunton Group in the Arbuckle Mountain Region. Part II - Haragan articulate brachiopods. Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 78:1-144

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1958Coelospira virginia Amsden pp. 112 - 114 figs. Plate VII, figures 29-36; plate XII-G; text figures 28, 29

References

Amsden T. W. (1958) Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Hunton Group in the Arbuckle Mountain Region. Part II - Haragan articulate brachiopods, Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 78, 1-144
T. W. Amsden (1958) Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Hunton Group in the Arbuckle Mountain Region. Part II - Haragan articulate brachiopods: Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin: 1--144 - via Catalogue of Life
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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