Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Alternative combinations: Genuspirifer orientalis, Spiriferina orientalis
Synonyms: Metriolepis asiatica Liang 1990, Metriolepis pollostosa Liang 1990, Punctospirifer shenzhouensis Liang 1990
Full reference: F. Frech. 1911. Die Dyas in Süd-Yünnan, Tongking, Laos und Burmah. China: Ergebnisse Eigener Reisen und Darauf Gegründeter Studien 5:149-161
Belongs to Spiriferellina according to M. E. Clapham 2015
See also Frech 1911, Liang 1990 and Liao 1980
Sister taxa: Spiriferellina aduncata, Spiriferellina aequiplicata, Spiriferellina altiplecusformis, Spiriferellina anguliplica, Spiriferellina baywullensis, Spiriferellina bilotensis, Spiriferellina cambodgiensis, Spiriferellina cristata, Spiriferellina discoformis, Spiriferellina disparata, Spiriferellina elegantula, Spiriferellina enteleteformis, Spiriferellina excelens, Spiriferellina hilli, Spiriferellina hochuanensis, Spiriferellina lacunosa, Spiriferellina lata, Spiriferellina nanbuensis, Spiriferellina nasuta, Spiriferellina nasuta, Spiriferellina neerkolensis, Spiriferellina netschajewi, Spiriferellina nuda, Spiriferellina paucicostata, Spiriferellina pauciplicata, Spiriferellina pokrowskensis, Spiriferellina quadriplicata, Spiriferellina quantula, Spiriferellina rouxi, Spiriferellina tareica, Spiriferellina tricosa, Spiriferellina triquetra, Spiriferellina vescula, Spiriferellina yanagidai, Spiriferellina yunnanensis, Spiriferellina zewanensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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