Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Alternative combination: Spirifer compactus
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Elivina according to Cooper and Grant 1976
Sister taxa: Elivina bisnaini, Elivina chapursani, Elivina occidentalis, Elivina termieri, Elivina tibetana, Elivina tschernyschewi, Elivina yunnanensis
Type specimen: USNM 118589, 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 (5: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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