Alipunctifera Waterhouse 1975 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1975. New Permian and Triassic brachiopod taxa. Papers - Department of Geology, University of Queensland 7(1):1-23

Parent taxon: Punctospiriferidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Lamnaespina, Liriplica, Punctospirifer, Pustulospiriferina, Yangkongia, Ziganella

Subtaxa: Alipunctifera kaihikuana

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Type: Spiriferina kaihikuana

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of New Zealand (17 collections)

Total: 17 collections including 19 occurrences

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