Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spondylospiridae
Full reference: P. R. Hoover. 1991. Late Triassic cyrtinoid spiriferinacean brachiopods from western North America and their biostratigraphic and biogeographic implications. Bulletins of American Paleontology 100(337):63-109
Belongs to Zugmayerella according to P. R. Hoover 1991
Sister taxa: Zugmayerella eurea, Zugmayerella hemipyramida, Zugmayerella inaequiplicata, Zugmayerella koerneri, Zugmayerella koessenensis, Zugmayerella taringaturaensis, Zugmayerella uncinata, Zugmayerella yueliangpingica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Snake River, USGS M2672, which is in a Lacian shallow subtidal limestone in the Martin Bridge Formation of Oregon
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (5: Alaska, California, Oregon collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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