Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Full reference: L. Li and F. Gu. 1980. Late Carboniferous brachiopods from Yanji of Jilin, NE China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 19:483-491
Belongs to Spirifer according to L. Li and F. Gu 1980
Sister taxa: Spirifer (Lamellispirifer), Spirifer acutiplicatus, Spirifer albertensis, Spirifer argentarius, Spirifer baschkirica, Spirifer battu, Spirifer battus, Spirifer bistritzae, Spirifer brandis, Spirifer brazerianus, Spirifer byrangi, Spirifer cascadensis, Spirifer centronatus, Spirifer chappelensis, Spirifer concentricus, Spirifer crebristria, Spirifer dichotomus, Spirifer distefanii, Spirifer duodecimcostata, Spirifer dvinaensis, Spirifer enderlei, Spirifer engelgardthi, Spirifer fayettevillensis, Spirifer gregeri, Spirifer haydenianus, Spirifer holodnensis, Spirifer increbescens, Spirifer jilinensis, Spirifer liangchowensis, Spirifer lirellus, Spirifer macrus, Spirifer malistanensis, Spirifer mercurii, Spirifer missouriensis, Spirifer munsteri, Spirifer obtusus, Spirifer opimus, Spirifer orthiformis, Spirifer pellaensis, Spirifer pentagonoides, Spirifer pentlandi, Spirifer piassinaensis, Spirifer postventricosus, Spirifer pseudotasmaniensis, Spirifer rakuszi, Spirifer rariplectus, Spirifer rockymontanus, Spirifer schellwieni, Spirifer siculus, Spirifer sol, Spirifer spitiensis, Spirifer spurius, Spirifer striatus, Spirifer subgrandiformis, Spirifer suborbicularis, Spirifer supracarbonicus, Spirifer supramosquensis, Spirifer tareiaensis, Spirifer undata, Spirifer uralicus, Spirifer utahensis, Spirifera convoluta, Spirifera varicosa, Spirifera parryana, Spirifera engelmanni, Spirifera trigonalis, Spirifera schmidti, Spirifera dubia, Spirifera annectans, Spirifera desiderata, Spirifera disjuncta, Spirifera lata, Spirifera neglecta
Type specimen: SIGMR U.Br.013. Its type locality is Shanxiuling section, bed 9, Kaishantun, Yanji County, which is in an Asselian marine sandstone in the Shanxiuling Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Shanxiuling section, bed 9, Kaishantun, Yanji County
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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