†Rhyncholeptospira Ceccolini and Cianferoni 2023 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
Synonym: Leptospira [replaced name]
Full reference: F. Ceccolini and F. Cianferoni. 2023. New replacement names for several fossil brachiopods. Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 19:87-91
Parent taxon: Rhynchospirinidae according to F. Ceccolini and F. Cianferoni 2023
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Homoeospira, Homoeospirella, Pseudoparazyga, Rhynchospirina, Trematospira
Subtaxa: Rhyncholeptospira costata
Type: Trematospira costata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (2: New York, Oklahoma collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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