Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Sarganostegidae
Alternative combinations: Punctospirifer pyramidalis, Spiriferina pyramidalis
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Sarganostega according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976
See also Lee and Gu 1980
Sister taxa: Sarganostega murata, Sarganostega pressa, Sarganostega prisca, Sarganostega transversalis
Type specimen: USNM 118604a, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is USGS 2926 green, Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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