Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Full reference: F. M'Coy. 1847. XXI. On the fossil botany and zoology of the rocks associated with the coal of Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20(133):226-236
Belongs to Spirifer according to J. M. Dickins et al. 1969
Sister taxa: Spirifer (Lamellispirifer), Spirifer acutiplicatus, Spirifer albertensis, Spirifer argentarius, Spirifer baschkirica, Spirifer battu, Spirifer battus, Spirifer bistritzae, Spirifer brandis, Spirifer brazerianus, Spirifer byrangi, Spirifer cascadensis, Spirifer centronatus, Spirifer chappelensis, Spirifer concentricus, Spirifer crebristria, Spirifer dichotomus, Spirifer distefanii, Spirifer dvinaensis, Spirifer enderlei, Spirifer engelgardthi, Spirifer fayettevillensis, Spirifer gregeri, Spirifer haydenianus, Spirifer holodnensis, Spirifer incertus, Spirifer increbescens, Spirifer jilinensis, Spirifer liangchowensis, Spirifer lirellus, Spirifer macrus, Spirifer malistanensis, Spirifer mercurii, Spirifer missouriensis, Spirifer munsteri, Spirifer obtusus, Spirifer opimus, Spirifer orthiformis, Spirifer pellaensis, Spirifer pentagonoides, Spirifer pentlandi, Spirifer piassinaensis, Spirifer postventricosus, Spirifer pseudotasmaniensis, Spirifer rakuszi, Spirifer rariplectus, Spirifer rockymontanus, Spirifer schellwieni, Spirifer siculus, Spirifer sol, Spirifer spitiensis, Spirifer spurius, Spirifer striatus, Spirifer subgrandiformis, Spirifer suborbicularis, Spirifer supracarbonicus, Spirifer supramosquensis, Spirifer tareiaensis, Spirifer undata, Spirifer uralicus, Spirifer utahensis, Spirifera annectans, Spirifera trigonalis, Spirifera dubia, Spirifera desiderata, Spirifera parryana, Spirifera varicosa, Spirifera engelmanni, Spirifera lata, Spirifera schmidti, Spirifera convoluta, Spirifera neglecta
Type specimen: Its type locality is UQ L3264, Muree Hill quarries, Raymond Terrace, which is in a Wordian marine siliciclastic in the Muree Formation of Australia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at UQ L3158, Wasp Head
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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