†Spirelytha sheii Tschernyschew 1916 (lamp shell)
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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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