Spirelytha sheii Tschernyschew 1916 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Alternative combination: Spirifer sheii

Belongs to Spirelytha according to F. G. Stehli and R. E. Grant 1971

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

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Svartevaeg Cliffs, Axel Heiberg Island (Permian of Nunavut)

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