Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Alternative combination: Spirifer rockymontani
Full reference: J. Marcou. 1858. Geology of North America with two reports on the Prairies of Arkansas and Texas, the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, and the Sierra Nevada of California 1-144
Belongs to Spirifer according to R. D. Hoare 1961
See also Marcou 1858
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 duodecimcostata, 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 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 convoluta, Spirifera varicosa, Spirifera parryana, Spirifera engelmanni, Spirifera trigonalis, Spirifera schmidti, Spirifera dubia, Spirifera annectans, Spirifera desiderata, Spirifera disjuncta, Spirifera lata, Spirifera neglecta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Belize (2 collections), United States (16: Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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