†Afghanospirifer Plodowski 1968 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Full reference: G. Plodowski. 1968. Neue Spiriferen aus Afghanistan. Senckenbergiana Lethaea 49(2-3):251-259
Parent taxon: Sergospiriferinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anthracospirifer, Brachiokasakhstania, Cancellospirifer, Eobrachythyris, Eochoristitella, Sergospirifer
Subtaxa: Afghanospirifer burgutschensis
Type: Afghanospirifer burgutschensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Namurian of Afghanistan (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of Pakistan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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