Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Acrospiriferidae
Alternative spelling: Hysterolites (Acrospirifer)
Parent taxon: Acrospiriferinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Amsden and Ventress 1963, Boucot et al. 2008, Johnson 1995 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Mauispirifer, Xerospirifer
Subtaxa: Acrospirifer murchisoni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Brazil (2), Canada (5: Ontario, Quebec), China (36), Colombia (28), the Czech Republic (2), Germany (11), Libya (1), New Zealand (4), Peru (3), the Russian Federation (4), South Africa (2), Spain (4), the United Kingdom (1), United States (14: Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, West Virginia), Venezuela (3), Vietnam (6)
Total: 127 collections including 141 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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