Cisnerospira(Brachiopoda, Spiriferinida), an atypical Early Jurassic spire bearer from the Subbetic Zone (SE Spain) and its significance

Author:

Baeza-Carratalá José Francisco,Manceñido Miguel Oscar,García Joral Fernando

Abstract

AbstractThe order Spiriferinida represented a significant group whose extinction is linked to the early Toarcian mass extinction event. The genusCisnerospiraManceñido, 2004, conspicuous representative of this group in the Early Jurassic of the western Tethys, is analyzed from a systematic standpoint, grounded mainly on evidence from the Subbetic domain, and its initial diagnosis is revised accordingly. A definitive suprageneric position within the subfamily Paralaballinae is formally proposed in the light of new data herein provided. Both external and internal diagnostic features and the generic and intraspecific variability are described through the analysis of theCisnerospiraspecies recorded in the easternmost Subbetic area, i.e.,Cisnerospira adscendens(Deslongchamps, 1858), C. aff.adscendens, C. angulata(Oppel, 1861), andC.?sylvia(Gemmellaro,1882). In addition, their interrelation with other records from several Tethyan basins is addressed, and the generic spectrum has been extended to include several species with high morphological affinity. This characterization thus contributes to clarify certain ambiguities in the systematics of the spiriferinids, which entails a complex taxonomy mainly based on the external features, where the ribbing pattern was given foremost classificatory value due to the lack of more reliable generic diagnostic criteria. Furthemore, a morphofunctional analysis performed inCisnerospirareveals a presumable epibenthonic libero-sessile way of life, and two alternative adaptive strategies are discussed: resting on and/or sticking in substrates with different degree of consolidation, providing a significant hydrodynamic stability to the shell.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Paleontology

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