Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae
Alternative combination: Spirifer ufensis
Full reference: T. N. Tschernyschew. 1902. Verkhnekamennougol'nyya Brakhiopody Urala i Timana. Trudy Geologicheskago Komiteta 16(2):1-749
Belongs to Brachythyris according to N. V. Kalashnikov 1998
See also Li et al. 1986 and Yole 1963
Sister taxa: Brachythyris chouteauensis, Brachythyris ellipsoideus, Brachythyris ozarkensis, Brachythyris quadriradiatus, Brachythyris solida
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), China (1), United States (1: Alaska)
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Alaska)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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