''Spirifer'' is a
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brachiopods belonging to the order
Spiriferida
Spiriferida is an order of extinct articulate brachiopod fossils which are known for their long hinge-line, which is often the widest part of the shell. In some genera (e.g. ''Mucrospirifer'') it is greatly elongated, giving them a wing-like app ...
and family
Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle
Ordovician (
Sandbian
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) through to the Middle
Triassic (
Carnian) with a global distribution. They were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders.
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Selected species
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Spirifer acutiplicatus
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Hayasaka, 1933
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Spirifer bambadhurensis
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Diener, 1903
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Spirifer baschkirica
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Tschernyschew, 1902
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Spirifer battu'' Gemmellaro, 1899
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Spirifer byrangi'' Chernyak, 1963
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Spirifer carnicus
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic ( Carnian) with a global dis ...
'' Schellwien, 1892
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Spirifer concentricus
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Lee and Su, 1980
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Spirifer distefanii
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Gemmellaro, 1899
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Spirifer dvinaensis
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine (ocean), marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a ...
'' Licharew, 1927
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Spirifer enderlei
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Tschernyschew, 1902
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Spirifer engelgardthi
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Chernyak, 1963
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Spirifer fritschi
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Schellwien, 1892
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Spirifer holodnensis
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Chernyak, 1963
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Spirifer lirellus
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Cvancara, 1958
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Spirifer malistanensis
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Plodowski, 1968
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Spirifer muensteri
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Suess, 1854
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Spirifer opimus
''Spirifer'' is a genus of marine brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida and family Spiriferidae. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Middle Ordovician (Sandbian) through to the Middle Triassic (Carnian) with a global distribu ...
'' Hall, 1858
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Spirifer pentagonoides'' Plodowski, 1968
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Spirifer pentlandi'' d'Orbigny, 1842
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Spirifer perlamellosus'' Hall, 1857
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Spirifer piassinaensis'' Chernyak, 1963
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Spirifer postventricosus'' Tschernyschew, 1902
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Spirifer pseudotasmaniensis'' Einor, 1939
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Spirifer rakuszi'' Einor, 1946
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Spirifer rockymontanus'' Marcou, 1858
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Spirifer schellwieni'' Tschernyschew, 1902
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Spirifer siculus'' Gemmellaro, 1899
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Spirifer spitiensis'' Stoliczka, 1865
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Spirifer strangwaysi'' De Verneuil, 1845
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Spirifer striatus'' Martin, 1809
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Spirifer subgrandiformis'' Plodowski, 1968
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Spirifer subtrigonalis'' Gemmellaro, 1899
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Spirifer supracarbonicus'' Tschernyschew, 1902
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Spirifer supramosquensis'' Nikitin, 1890
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Spirifer tareiaensis'' Einor, 1939
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Spirifer tegulatus''
Trautschold, 1876
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Spirifer undata'' Reed, 1944
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Spirifer uralicus'' Tschernyschew, 1902
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Spirifer zitteli'' Schellwien, 1892
Reassigned species
As ''Spirifer'' has been described early on, since then, many species have been reassigned.
* ''S. archiaciformis'' = ''
Sinospirifer subextensus''
* ''S. bisulcatus'' = ''
Angiospirifer bisulcatus''
* ''S. chinensis'' mut. ''α'' = ''
Sinospirifer subextensus''
* ''S. gortanioides'' = ''
Plicapustula gortanioides''
* ''S. hayasakai'' = ''
Lamarckispirifer hayasakai''
* ''S. heterosinosus '' = ''
Sinospirifer subextensus''
* ''S. martellii'' = ''
Plicapustula martellii''
* ''S. pekinensis'' = ''
Plicapustula pekinensis''
* ''S. pellizzarii'' = ''
Sinospirifer subextensus''
* ''S. pellizzariformis '' = ''
Sinospirifer subextensus''
* ''S. pinguis'' = ''
Latibrachythyris pinguis''
* ''S. rotundatus'' = ''
Latibrachythyris rotundatus ''
* ''S. subhayasakai '' = ''
Sinospirifer subextensus''
* ''S. verneuili'' = ''
Cyrtospirifer verneuili
''Cyrtospirifer verneuili'', also called ''Spirifer verneuili'', is an extinct species of brachiopods. The fossils are present in the Upper Devonian.
In Cornwall they have the vernacular name Delabole butterfly, from the appearance of flattene ...
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* ''S. verneuili'' var. ''subarchiaci'' = ''
Plicapustula subarchiaci''
* ''S. verneuili'' var. ''subextensus'' = ''
Sinospirifer subextensus''
* ''S. vilis'' = ''
Sinospirifer subextensus''
* ''S. wangleighi '' = ''
Sinospirifer subextensus''
* ''S. yassensis'' = ''
Spinella yassensis''
References
External links
Zipcodezoo* Sepkoski, Jac
Sepkoski's Online Genus Database
Spiriferida
Prehistoric brachiopod genera
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Fossil taxa described in 1818
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