Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Alternative combinations: Punctospirifer kentuckyensis, Spirifer kentuckensis, Spiriferina kentuckiensis, Spiriferina kentuckyensis
Full reference: B. F. Shumard. 1855. Description of new species of organic remains. Missouri Geological Survey 2:185-208
Belongs to Punctospirifer according to M. R. Mudge et al. 1962
See also Branson 1930, Dunbar and Condra 1932, Elias 1957, Girty 1915, Hoare 1961, Morningstar 1922, Raymond 1911 and Shumard 1855
Sister taxa: Punctospirifer adstrictus, Punctospirifer afghanus, Punctospirifer ambiguus, Punctospirifer coronae, Punctospirifer fastigata, Punctospirifer gigas, Punctospirifer globosa, Punctospirifer guangyuanensis, Punctospirifer inflatus, Punctospirifer patulus, Punctospirifer pseudocristatus, Punctospirifer solidirostris, Punctospirifer sulcifer, Punctospirifer transversus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (6: Kansas, Wyoming collections)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (2: Texas)
• Carboniferous of Spain (1), United States (138: Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah)
Total: 147 collections including 148 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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