Spiriferella jilongensis Zhang 1976 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Full reference: S. X. Zhang. 1976. Taxonomic names, in Late Paleozoic brachiopods from the Mount Jolmo Lungma region. A Report of the Scientific Expedition in the Mount Jolmo Lungma Region (1966-1968) 2:159-271

Belongs to Spiriferella according to S. X. Zhang 1976

Sister taxa: Spiriferella antefurcata, Spiriferella arctica, Spiriferella bituchensis, Spiriferella borealica, Spiriferella burgaliensis, Spiriferella calcarata, Spiriferella clypeata, Spiriferella consimilis, Spiriferella embrithes, Spiriferella gloverae, Spiriferella gravis, Spiriferella grunti, Spiriferella hinganensis, Spiriferella hoskingae, Spiriferella interplicata, Spiriferella keilhavii, Spiriferella keilhaviiformis, Spiriferella lata, Spiriferella legrandblaini, Spiriferella levis, Spiriferella loveni, Spiriferella magna, Spiriferella modesta, Spiriferella mugunica, Spiriferella nepalensis, Spiriferella orientensis, Spiriferella ovata, Spiriferella persaranae, Spiriferella personata, Spiriferella posterosulcata, Spiriferella primaeva, Spiriferella propria, Spiriferella pseudodraschei, Spiriferella pseudotibetana, Spiriferella rajah, Spiriferella salteri, Spiriferella saranae, Spiriferella scobina, Spiriferella scobinoidea, Spiriferella scopulosus, Spiriferella simplex, Spiriferella sinica, Spiriferella subsalteri, Spiriferella sulcifer, Spiriferella supplanta, Spiriferella tetralobata, Spiriferella turusica, Spiriferella unicostata, Spiriferella vaskovskii, Spiriferella vojnowskii, Spiriferella wangi, Spiriferella wimanni, Spiriferella yukonensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Gongda Section JSJ 22a, Longdazhi, Jilong County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Gongda Section JSJ 22a, Longdazhi, Jilong County

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