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Systematics of some Lower and Middle Devonian spiriferid brachiopods from Gaspé with a revision of the superfamily Delthyridoidea

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Martin Bizzarro  and
Pierre J. Lespérance
Martin Bizzarro
Affiliation:
Département de géologie, Université de Montréal, C. P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Canada H3C 3J7,
Pierre J. Lespérance
Affiliation:
Département de géologie, Université de Montréal, C. P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Canada H3C 3J7,
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Abstract

The component subfamilies of the Delthyridoidea are critically reviewed and subjected to phylogenetic analysis. This shows the presence of two clades, assigned to the Delthyrididae and Acrospiriferidae, within the superfamily. The subfamilial categories are redefined mainly on the basis of the characters used in the phylogenetic analysis. The spiriferid, mainly delthyridide, Gaspé fauna is formally revised and redescribed. This new taxonomic treatment leads to more precise biostratigraphy and to the recognition of a new subfamily, the Gaspespiriferinae, based on the new genus Gaspespirifer. Five new species are described: Howellella (Howellella) forillonensis, Brachyspirifer (Brachyspirifer) briseboisi, Paraspirifer desbiensi, Brevispirifer florentinus, and B. quebecensis, The occurrence of Brevispirifer species with Middle Devonian chonetaceans confirms the presence of marine Eifelian strata in the Matapédia Valley. Paraspirifer desbiensi n. sp. and two species left in open nomenclature, Vandercammenina sp. and Mucrospirifer sp., have considerable biostratigraphic and biogeographic significance in the Lower Devonian. The first occurrence in the Eastern Americas Realm of the typically Rhenish genera Brachyspirifer, Paraspirifer, and Vandercammenina are in Gaspé. This reinforces the hypothesis that Gaspé served as a stepping stone for Rhenish species invading North America in Pragian and Emsian times, as previously suggested by bivalve biogeography.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 73 , Issue 6 , November 1999 , pp. 1056 - 1077
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