Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spondylospiridae
Alternative combinations: Spirifer uncinatus, Spiriferina uncinata
Invalid subtaxa: Lepismatina austriaca Suess 1854, Phenacozugmayerella mimuncinata Hoover 1991, Spirifer austriaca Suess 1854, Spirifer jungbrunnensis Petzholdt 1843 [replaced name], Spirifer muensteri Suess 1854, Spirifer pyramidalis Schafhautl 1853, Spiriferina austriaca Suess 1854
Belongs to Zugmayerella according to M. Siblik 1998
See also Dagys 1963, Hoover 1991, Pearson 1977, Sandy and Stanley 1993, Stoppani 1865 and Zugmayer 1882
Sister taxa: Zugmayerella americana, Zugmayerella bogalica, Zugmayerella eurea, Zugmayerella hemipyramida, Zugmayerella inaequiplicata, Zugmayerella koerneri, Zugmayerella koessenensis, Zugmayerella taringaturaensis, Zugmayerella yueliangpingica
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (14 collections), Germany (4), Italy (1), New Zealand (2), Slovakia (2), Tajikistan (3), Turkey (1), United States (15: Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, nevada)
Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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