Notospirifer darwini Morris 1845 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae

Alternative combinations: Spirifer darwinii, Spirifera darwinii

Full reference: J. Morris. 1845. Descriptions of fossils, Mollusca. Physical descriptions of New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land 270-290

Belongs to Notospirifer according to H. J. Harrington 1955

See also Dana 1849, Etheridge 1880 and Morris 1845

Sister taxa: Notospirifer excelsus, Notospirifer extensus, Notospirifer gentilis, Notospirifer microspinosus, Notospirifer microstriatus, Notospirifer minutus, Notospirifer paraextensus, Notospirifer triplicata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Glendon (Strzelecki coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siltstone in the Muree Formation of Australia

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (12 collections)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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