Spirelytha borealis Mironova 1964 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Alternative combination: Neophricadothyris borealis

Belongs to Spirelytha according to N. V. Kalashnikov 1998

Sister taxa: Spirelytha buravasi, Spirelytha fredericksi, Spirelytha grandis, Spirelytha kashirtsevi, Spirelytha kislakovi, Spirelytha magna, Spirelytha miloradovichi, Spirelytha pavlovae, Spirelytha petaliformis, Spirelytha sheii, Spirelytha stepanoviana

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Kozhim River, Outcrop 5, Bed 386, Sample 45v (Permian of Russian Federation)

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