Fusispirifer quinnaniensis 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 N. W. Archbold and G. A. Thomas 1987

Sister taxa: Fusispirifer avicula, Fusispirifer byroensis, Fusispirifer carnarvonensis, Fusispirifer coolkilyaensis, Fusispirifer cundlegoensis, Fusispirifer gegyaiensis, Fusispirifer jini, Fusispirifer kedonensis, Fusispirifer kennediensis, Fusispirifer legrandblainae, Fusispirifer marcouiformis, Fusispirifer nitiensis, Fusispirifer semiplicata, Fusispirifer subovalis, Fusispirifer wandageensis, Spirifera avicula, Transversaria pauciplicus

Type specimen: UWA 27035. Its type locality is UWA WL1, Coolkilya Pool, Minilya River, which is in an Artinskian marine shale in the Quinnanie Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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