Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Full reference: N. W. Archbold. 1993. Studies on Western Australia Permian brachiopods 11. New genera, species and records. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 105(1):1-29
Belongs to Spirelytha according to N. W. Archbold 1993
Sister taxa: Spirelytha borealis, Spirelytha buravasi, Spirelytha fredericksi, Spirelytha grandis, Spirelytha kislakovi, Spirelytha magna, Spirelytha miloradovichi, Spirelytha pavlovae, Spirelytha petaliformis, Spirelytha sheii, Spirelytha stepanoviana
Type specimen: CPC 24231, a shell (Conjoined natural cast). Its type locality is BMR MG232, Hill Springs Homestead, which is in an Artinskian marine shale in the Quinnanie Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at BMR MG232, Hill Springs Homestead
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