†subfamily Pterospiriferinae Waterhouse 1975 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1975. New Permian and Triassic brachiopod taxa. Papers - Department of Geology, University of Queensland 7(1):1-23

Parent taxon: Strophopleuridae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Waterhouse 2004

Sister taxa: Bashkiriinae, Strophopleurinae

Subtaxa: Alispirifer Haplospirifer Johncarteria Pteroplecta Pterospirifer Spiriferinaella Xizispirifer Yukonospirifer

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (2 collections), Canada (11: British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon), China (6), Germany (4), Greenland (7), India (3), Japan (1), Laos (1), Lithuania (12), Nepal (29), Pakistan (38), Poland (2), the Russian Federation (6), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3), the United Kingdom (17), United States (23: Alaska, Texas)

• Pennsylvanian of China (3), United States (1: Alaska)

• Namurian of Australia (7)

• Osagean of Mexico (1)

• Carboniferous of Australia (17), China (1), India (1), Nepal (1), Pakistan (1), South Korea (1)

Total: 199 collections including 222 occurrences

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