Spiriferina

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Spiriferina
Temporal range: Late Silurian - Middle Jurassic ~422–171 Ma
Liospiriferina rostrata Noir.jpg
Spiriferina rostrata
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Spiriferina

D'Orbigny, 1847

Spiriferina is an extinct genus of brachiopods that lived from the Late Silurian to the Middle Jurassic in Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and New Zealand.[1]

Species[]

The following species have been described:[1]

  • Spiriferina abichi
  • Spiriferina alia
  • Spiriferina betacalcis
  • Spiriferina borealis
  • Spiriferina cassiana
  • Spiriferina coreyi
  • Spiriferina elegantissima
  • Spiriferina fortis
  • Spiriferina homfrayi
  • Spiriferina kiparisovae
  • Spiriferina munsterii
  • Spiriferina nicklesi
  • Spiriferina panderi
  • Spiriferina papillosa
  • Spiriferina rostrata
  • Spiriferina roundyi
  • Spiriferina rupicola
  • Spiriferina salomonensis
  • Spiriferina slovenica
  • Spiriferina subfragilis
  • Spiriferina terebratuloides
  • Spiriferina terzadica
  • Spiriferina tornata
  • Spiriferina toulai
  • Spiriferina triplicata
  • Spiriferina walcotti
  • Spiriferina yukonensis

References[]

Further reading[]

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 89)


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