†Alphaneospirifer Gatinaud 1949 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae
Synonym: Semibrachythyrina
Parent taxon: Tangshanellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Capillispirifer, Tangshanella, Zhejiangospirifer
Subtaxa: Alphaneospirifer anshunensis Alphaneospirifer fasciculata Alphaneospirifer mahaensis Alphaneospirifer mucronata Alphaneospirifer ziyunensis Semibrachythyrina minor Semibrachythyrina nanlingensis Semibrachythyrina rhombiformis Semibrachythyrina subpentagona
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (23 collections), Malaysia (2), Thailand (3)
Total: 28 collections including 34 occurrences
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