†Angiospirifer Legrand-Blain 1985 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae
Full reference: M. Legrand-Blain. 1985. A new genus of Carboniferous spiriferid brachiopod from Scotland. Palaeontology 28(3):567-575
Parent taxon: Angiospiriferinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Angiospiriferini, Brachythyrina, Elinoria, Eobrachythyrina, Georginakingiini, Prochoristitella, Quizhouspirifer
Subtaxa: Angiospirifer bisulcatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (31 collections), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 32 collections including 33 occurrences
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