Spiriferoidea

Spiriferoidea

Hectonichus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikidata/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
SpiriferidinaPBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB, for Spiriferida
Life habit
epifaunalPBDB, for Spiriferida
Motility
stationaryPBDB, for Spiriferida
Vision
blindPBDB, for Rhynchonellata
Environment
marinePBDB, for Lophophorata

Time the record covers

At least 239 million years on record.

The record covers at least 445.5 Mya to 205.7 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 538.8 Mya to 201.4 Mya.

Cambrian — about 0 of 5900 occurrencesCambrianOrdovician — about 1 of 5900 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 77 of 5900 occurrencesDevonian — about 337 of 5900 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 1976 of 5900 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 3497 of 5900 occurrencesPermianEarly Triassic — about 3 of 5900 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 1 of 5900 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 8 of 5900 occurrencesLate TriassicEarly Jurassic — about 0 of 5900 occurrences546–534 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences534–522 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences522–510 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences510–499 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences499–487 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences487–475 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences475–464 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences464–452 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences452–440 Mya — about 4 occurrences440–429 Mya — about 47 occurrences429–417 Mya — about 37 occurrences417–405 Mya — about 29 occurrences405–393 Mya — about 18 occurrences393–382 Mya — about 138 occurrences382–370 Mya — about 45 occurrences370–358 Mya — about 113 occurrences358–347 Mya — about 422 occurrences347–335 Mya — about 344 occurrences335–323 Mya — about 356 occurrences323–312 Mya — about 265 occurrences312–300 Mya — about 520 occurrences300–288 Mya — about 833 occurrences288–277 Mya — about 591 occurrences277–265 Mya — about 882 occurrences265–253 Mya — about 1086 occurrences253–241 Mya — about 161 occurrences241–230 Mya — about 4 occurrences230–218 Mya — about 2 occurrences218–206 Mya — about 0.8 occurrences206–195 Mya — about 1 occurrence445.5 Mya205.7 Mya546 Mya195 Mya

5,900 occurrences of Spiriferoidea on record, most of them in the Permian. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

5,900 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

704 formations

Wargal — 32.51°N, 71.93°EWargal — 32.55°N, 71.78°EWargal — 32.61°N, 71.76°EWargal — 32.40°N, 72.15°EWargal — 32.53°N, 72.20°EWargal — 32.41°N, 72.10°EWargal — 32.55°N, 72.40°EWargal — 32.40°N, 72.25°EWargal — 32.24°N, 71.15°EWargal — 32.42°N, 71.27°EWargal — 32.25°N, 71.14°EWargal — 32.47°N, 72.08°EWargal — 32.57°N, 72.41°EWargal — 32.52°N, 72.30°EWargal — 32.45°N, 71.97°EWargal — 32.72°N, 71.75°EWargal — 32.70°N, 71.65°EWargal — 32.88°N, 71.57°EWargal — 33.00°N, 71.53°EWargal — 32.23°N, 71.05°ESenja — 29.45°N, 82.94°ESenja — 29.48°N, 83.11°ESenja — 29.45°N, 83.00°ESenja — 29.36°N, 82.96°ESenja — 29.60°N, 82.83°ESenja — 29.60°N, 83.83°ESenja — 29.65°N, 82.88°ESenja — 29.37°N, 82.94°ESenja — 29.34°N, 82.99°ESenja — 28.92°N, 83.36°ESenja — 28.68°N, 84.08°ESenja — 28.67°N, 84.04°ESenja — 28.71°N, 83.93°ESenja — 29.10°N, 83.42°ESenja — 29.55°N, 82.60°ESenja — 29.15°N, 83.16°ESenja — 28.93°N, 83.10°EBanff — 57.00°N, 120.00°WBanff — 52.25°N, 117.25°WBanff — 53.08°N, 118.06°WBanff — 52.08°N, 116.43°WBanff — 53.03°N, 118.08°WBanff — 52.98°N, 117.33°WBanff — 51.80°N, 115.83°WBanff — 51.68°N, 115.83°WBanff — 51.60°N, 115.77°WBanff — 51.42°N, 115.75°WBanff — 51.25°N, 115.47°WBanff — 51.15°N, 115.55°WBanff — 51.08°N, 115.43°WBanff — 51.08°N, 115.17°WBanff — 51.05°N, 115.23°WBanff — 50.91°N, 114.85°WJungle Creek — 64.97°N, 140.90°WJungle Creek — 65.88°N, 136.15°WJungle Creek — 65.88°N, 136.15°WJungle Creek — 65.82°N, 138.54°WJungle Creek — 65.38°N, 140.66°WJungle Creek — 65.29°N, 140.71°WJungle Creek — 65.30°N, 140.76°WJungle Creek — 67.52°N, 136.50°WJungle Creek — 65.82°N, 136.54°WJungle Creek — 65.80°N, 140.35°WCathedral Mountain — 30.22°N, 103.43°WCathedral Mountain — 30.41°N, 103.11°WCathedral Mountain — 30.30°N, 103.30°WCathedral Mountain — 30.36°N, 103.19°WCathedral Mountain — 30.34°N, 103.25°WCathedral Mountain — 30.25°N, 103.37°WCathedral Mountain — 30.47°N, 103.15°WWord — 30.39°N, 103.18°WWord — 30.40°N, 103.14°WWord — 30.34°N, 103.30°WWord — 30.23°N, 103.44°WWord — 30.36°N, 103.26°WWord — 30.46°N, 103.06°WWord — 30.47°N, 103.04°WCallytharra — 25.88°S, 115.50°ECallytharra — 25.27°S, 115.34°ECallytharra — 24.00°S, 115.20°ECallytharra — 23.96°S, 115.07°ECallytharra — 24.55°S, 115.30°ECallytharra — 24.17°S, 115.22°ECallytharra — 23.93°S, 114.87°ECallytharra — 25.15°S, 115.05°ECallytharra — 26.06°S, 115.67°ECallytharra — 23.95°S, 115.06°ECallytharra — 25.07°S, 115.55°ECallytharra — 25.72°S, 115.88°ECallytharra — 24.89°S, 115.55°ECallytharra — 25.00°S, 115.50°ECallytharra — 25.00°S, 115.00°ECallytharra — 25.59°S, 115.95°ECallytharra — 24.30°S, 115.20°ECallytharra — 24.05°S, 114.97°ECallytharra — 24.65°S, 115.32°ECallytharra — 25.21°S, 115.52°EAmb — 32.51°N, 71.93°EAmb — 32.40°N, 72.15°EAmb — 32.50°N, 72.20°EAmb — 32.55°N, 72.40°EAmb — 32.20°N, 71.05°EAmb — 32.65°N, 72.50°EAmb — 32.55°N, 71.78°EAmb — 32.60°N, 72.63°EAmb — 32.47°N, 71.97°EAmb — 32.58°N, 71.78°EAmb — 32.70°N, 71.68°EAmb — 32.65°N, 72.58°EAmb — 32.57°N, 72.41°EAmb — 32.48°N, 72.33°EAmb — 32.45°N, 72.12°EAmb — 32.43°N, 72.10°EAmb — 32.62°N, 72.78°EAmb — 32.75°N, 71.71°EAmb — 32.72°N, 71.75°EBell Canyon — 31.92°N, 104.77°WBell Canyon — 31.97°N, 104.74°WBell Canyon — 31.97°N, 104.75°WBell Canyon — 31.77°N, 104.89°WBell Canyon — 31.80°N, 104.78°WBell Canyon — 31.95°N, 104.71°WBell Canyon — 31.26°N, 104.51°WBuffel — 25.37°S, 150.29°EBuffel — 25.17°S, 150.18°EBuffel — 25.26°S, 150.26°EGraham — 33.02°N, 98.64°WGraham — 33.11°N, 98.59°WGraham — 33.00°N, 98.67°WGraham — 32.96°N, 98.76°WGraham — 31.50°N, 99.37°WGraham — 31.44°N, 99.34°WGraham — 33.01°N, 98.52°WGraham — 31.49°N, 99.31°WGraham — 32.73°N, 98.64°WGraham — 33.26°N, 98.12°WGraham — 33.24°N, 98.08°WGraham — 33.22°N, 98.19°WGraham — 33.14°N, 98.21°WGraham — 33.05°N, 98.40°WGraham — 33.12°N, 98.51°WRoad Canyon — 30.38°N, 103.16°WRoad Canyon — 30.39°N, 103.14°WRoad Canyon — 30.30°N, 103.34°WRoad Canyon — 30.35°N, 103.27°WRoad Canyon — 30.35°N, 103.24°WRoad Canyon — 30.30°N, 103.40°WRoad Canyon — 30.22°N, 103.42°WWegener Halvo — 74.36°N, 20.13°WWegener Halvo — 74.38°N, 21.58°WWegener Halvo — 74.15°N, 20.75°WWegener Halvo — 74.33°N, 21.60°WWegener Halvo — 74.28°N, 20.66°WWegener Halvo — 74.35°N, 20.07°WWegener Halvo — 74.06°N, 21.70°WWegener Halvo — 74.03°N, 21.50°WWegener Halvo — 73.97°N, 21.63°WWegener Halvo — 74.00°N, 21.44°WWegener Halvo — 71.61°N, 22.37°WWegener Halvo — 73.32°N, 22.70°WWegener Halvo — 71.68°N, 22.64°WWegener Halvo — 74.40°N, 19.80°WWegener Halvo — 74.41°N, 20.27°WWegener Halvo — 71.43°N, 24.55°WWegener Halvo — 72.10°N, 23.90°WWegener Halvo — 73.97°N, 21.17°WWegener Halvo — 74.15°N, 20.74°WForaker Limestone — 39.27°N, 96.44°WForaker Limestone — 39.85°N, 95.67°WForaker Limestone — 39.37°N, 95.88°WForaker Limestone — 39.34°N, 96.05°WForaker Limestone — 39.25°N, 96.19°WForaker Limestone — 39.07°N, 96.12°WForaker Limestone — 38.91°N, 96.07°WForaker Limestone — 38.37°N, 96.63°WForaker Limestone — 37.35°N, 96.48°WForaker Limestone — 37.09°N, 96.57°WForaker Limestone — 39.38°N, 96.40°WForaker Limestone — 39.19°N, 96.57°WForaker Limestone — 39.14°N, 96.31°WForaker Limestone — 37.82°N, 96.46°WForaker Limestone — 37.54°N, 96.48°WForaker Limestone — 39.92°N, 95.67°WForaker Limestone — 38.72°N, 96.16°WForaker Limestone — 37.65°N, 96.46°WForaker Limestone — 37.25°N, 96.53°WForaker Limestone — 38.02°N, 96.28°WForaker Limestone — 38.81°N, 96.08°WForaker Limestone — 39.24°N, 95.47°WBangor Limestone — 34.45°N, 87.75°WBangor Limestone — 34.59°N, 87.63°WBangor Limestone — 34.52°N, 87.58°WQubuerga — 28.41°N, 87.16°EQubuerga — 28.27°N, 86.97°EQubuerga — 28.32°N, 86.85°EQubuerga — 28.43°N, 86.12°EQubuerga — 28.27°N, 87.78°EChhidru — 32.20°N, 70.91°EChhidru — 32.51°N, 71.93°EChhidru — 32.55°N, 71.78°EChhidru — 32.50°N, 72.20°EChhidru — 32.40°N, 72.15°EChhidru — 32.40°N, 72.10°EChhidru — 32.45°N, 72.07°EChhidru — 32.48°N, 72.02°EChhidru — 32.63°N, 71.75°EChhidru — 32.72°N, 71.75°EChhidru — 32.97°N, 71.57°ECherokee Shale — 37.60°N, 94.68°WCherokee Shale — 37.35°N, 94.99°WCherokee Shale — 37.36°N, 94.82°WCherokee Shale — 37.30°N, 94.95°WCherokee Shale — 37.04°N, 95.17°WCherokee Shale — 37.14°N, 95.10°WCherokee Shale — 37.58°N, 94.64°WCherokee Shale — 37.51°N, 94.64°WCherokee Shale — 37.24°N, 94.95°WCherokee Shale — 37.10°N, 94.89°WCherokee Shale — 37.11°N, 94.82°WCherokee Shale — 37.24°N, 94.80°WCherokee Shale — 37.21°N, 95.00°WCherokee Shale — 37.65°N, 94.71°WCherokee Shale — 37.04°N, 95.15°WBird Spring — 36.55°N, 115.69°WBird Spring — 36.27°N, 115.43°WBird Spring — 36.73°N, 114.77°WBird Spring — 35.87°N, 115.37°WBird Spring — 35.95°N, 115.22°WBird Spring — 35.67°N, 115.48°WBird Spring — 35.66°N, 115.43°WBird Spring — 34.51°N, 115.42°WKapp Starostin — 78.08°N, 13.80°EKapp Starostin — 78.33°N, 16.63°EKapp Starostin — 78.53°N, 15.93°EKapp Starostin — 78.24°N, 13.90°EKapp Starostin — 77.56°N, 15.03°EKapp Starostin — 78.52°N, 16.02°ECabaniss — 37.59°N, 89.70°WCabaniss — 38.02°N, 94.36°WCabaniss — 38.47°N, 93.87°WCabaniss — 37.48°N, 94.61°WCabaniss — 37.82°N, 91.56°WCabaniss — 37.76°N, 94.46°WCabaniss — 38.28°N, 93.98°WCabaniss — 38.64°N, 90.42°WCabaniss — 38.04°N, 94.34°WCabaniss — 38.56°N, 93.57°WTin Mountain — 36.33°N, 116.52°WTin Mountain — 36.44°N, 117.63°WTin Mountain — 36.54°N, 117.04°WTin Mountain — 36.76°N, 117.48°WTin Mountain — 36.39°N, 117.43°WTin Mountain — 36.74°N, 117.45°WSalem Limestone — 37.31°N, 85.44°WSalem Limestone — 37.79°N, 85.82°WSalem Limestone — 37.26°N, 85.34°WSalem Limestone — 37.43°N, 85.40°WSalem Limestone — 37.33°N, 85.50°WSalem Limestone — 37.18°N, 85.32°WSalem Limestone — 37.19°N, 85.37°WSalem Limestone — 37.55°N, 85.70°WSalem Limestone — 37.05°N, 85.05°WSalem Limestone — 38.06°N, 85.98°WSalem Limestone — 38.03°N, 86.03°WGaptank — 30.21°N, 103.32°WGaptank — 30.18°N, 103.35°WGaptank — 30.35°N, 103.12°WGaptank — 30.35°N, 103.13°WGaptank — 30.50°N, 103.00°WGaptank — 30.32°N, 103.22°WGaptank — 30.32°N, 103.27°W

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The named rock units Spiriferoidea has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 680 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 704 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Spiriferoidea and its relatives

Permian

Where Spiriferoidea and its relatives were recorded in the Permian.

Found in the same rock

1,211 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,489 sites for Spiriferoidea, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

653 references

Each of the 5,900 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 641 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Spiriferoidea

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Hectonichus
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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No 3D scan of Spiriferoidea was found in MorphoSource and Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access was not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. King 1846