Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Alternative spelling: Nikolaespira
Full reference: I.F. Nikitin, L.E. Popov, and L.E. Holmer. 1996. Late Ordovician brachiopod assemblage of Hiberno-Salairian type from central Kazakhstan. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 118(2):83-96
Parent taxon: Meristellidae according to L. E. Popov et al. 2002
See also Nikitin et al. 1996, Popov et al. 1999 and Williams et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Hindellinae, Hyattidininae, Meristellinae, Whitfieldellinae
Subtaxa: Nikolaispira rasilis
Type: Nikolaispira rasilis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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