Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Full reference: G. Termier, H. Termier, A.F. Lapparent and P. Marin. 1974. Monographie du Permo-Carbonifère de Wardak (Afghanistan Central). Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon, Hors Série 2:1-165
Belongs to Punctospirifer according to L. Angiolini et al. 2005
See also Shen et al. 2000 and Termier et al. 1974
Sister taxa: Punctospirifer adstrictus, Punctospirifer ambiguus, Punctospirifer coronae, Punctospirifer fastigata, Punctospirifer gigas, Punctospirifer globosa, Punctospirifer guangyuanensis, Punctospirifer inflatus, Punctospirifer kentuckensis, Punctospirifer patulus, Punctospirifer pseudocristatus, Punctospirifer solidirostris, Punctospirifer sulcifer, Punctospirifer transversus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (1 collection), China (1), Pakistan (5)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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