Fusispirifer carnarvonensis Archbold and Thomas 1987 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

Full reference: N. W. Archbold and G. A. Thomas. 1987. Fusispirifer (Spiriferidae, Brachiopoda) from the Permian of Australia and Afghanistan. Alcheringa 11:175-203

Belongs to Fusispirifer according to J. B. Waterhouse 2004

See also Archbold and Thomas 1987

Sister taxa: Fusispirifer avicula, Fusispirifer byroensis, 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: MUGD F6608, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is GAT Locality CC121, Thambrong Well, Williambury Station, which is in a Sakmarian marine siliciclastic in the Callytharra Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (9 collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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