†Acanthospirina Schuchert and LeVene 1929 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Gerkispiridae
Synonym: Acanthospira Weller 1914 [replaced name]
Full reference: C. Schuchert and C. M. LeVene. 1929. New names for brachiopod homonyms. The American Journal of Science, Fifth Series 17:119-122
Parent taxon: Gerkispiridae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Schuchert and LeVene 1929 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Gerkispira, Oiosia, Punctothyris, Spinospirifer
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Oklahoma collection)
• Devonian of United States (2: Missouri)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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