Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Alternative combination: Spirifer avicula
Full reference: J. Morris. 1845. Descriptions of fossils, Mollusca. Physical descriptions of New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land 270-290
Belongs to Fusispirifer according to N. W. Archbold 1995
Sister taxa: Fusispirifer byroensis, Fusispirifer carnarvonensis, Fusispirifer coolkilyaensis, Fusispirifer cundlegoensis, Fusispirifer gegyaiensis, Fusispirifer jini, Fusispirifer kedonensis, Fusispirifer kennediensis, Fusispirifer legrandblainae, Fusispirifer marcouiformis, Fusispirifer nitiensis, Fusispirifer quinnaniensis, Fusispirifer semiplicata, Fusispirifer subovalis, Fusispirifer wandageensis, Spirifera avicula, Transversaria pauciplicus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Southern Van Diemen's Land (Eaglehawk Neck), which is in a Wordian marine siltstone in the Malbina Formation of Australia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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