Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Alternative spelling: Spirifer (Elivina)
Parent taxon: Spiriferellidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Reed 1944, Sepkoski 2002, Shen et al. 2003 and Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Alispiriferella, Arcullina, Bamberina, Elivininae, Eridmatus, Hunzininae, Plicatospiriferella, Rhombospirifer, Spiriarchboldiella, Spiriferella, Spiriferellinae, Spiriferelloides, Timaniella, Tipispirifer
Subtaxa: Elivina bisnaini Elivina chapursani Elivina compacta Elivina occidentalis Elivina termieri Elivina tibetana Elivina tschernyschewi Elivina yunnanensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (2 collections), China (14), India (2), Indonesia (12), Japan (2), Laos (2), Oman (1), Pakistan (6), the Russian Federation (3), Slovenia (1), United States (27: New Mexico, Texas)
• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 73 collections each including a single occurrence
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