Quadrospira hardmani Foord 1890 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

Alternative combinations: Kaninospirifer hardmani, Neospirifer (Quadrospira) hardmani, Neospirifer hardmani, Spirifera hardmani

Full reference: A. H. Foord. 1890. Notes on the palaeontology of Western Australia, continued. The Geological Magazine, New Series, Decade III 7:145-155

Belongs to Quadrospira according to A. Williams et al. 2007

See also Archbold and Hogeboom 2000, Archbold and Thomas 1986, Etheridge 1903, Foord 1890, Hogeboom and Archbold 1999 and Waterhouse 2004

Sister taxa: Neospirifer (Quadrospira) tibetensis, Quadrospira crassicostatus, Quadrospira plicatus, Quadrospira postplicatus, Quadrospira preplicatus, Quadrospira woolagensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Afghanistan (4 collections), Australia (21), India (2), Thailand (1)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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