Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Lepismatinidae
Alternative combination: Spiriferina pittensis
Full reference: J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262
Belongs to Costispiriferina according to A. S. Dagys 1974
See also Smith 1927
Sister taxa: Lepismatina arctica, Lepismatina hsui, Lepismatina inusitata, Lepismatina lenaensis, Lepismatina lilangensis, Lepismatina mansfieldi, Lepismatina qilianensis, Lepismatina rara, Lepismatina shalshalensis, Lepismatina sinucosta, Costispiriferina terekhovi, Costispiriferina viligensis, Costispiriferina asiatica, Costispiriferina manca
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), the Russian Federation (2), United States (2: Alaska, California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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