Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Full reference: C. C. Branson. 1966. New genus of spiriferid brachiopod from Oklahoma and Texas. Oklahoma Geology Notes 26(3):74-78
Parent taxon: Spiriferellidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Alispiriferella, Arcullina, Bamberina, Elivina, Elivininae, Hunzininae, Plicatospiriferella, Rhombospirifer, Spiriarchboldiella, Spiriferella, Spiriferellinae, Spiriferelloides, Timaniella, Tipispirifer
Subtaxa: Eridmatus erjakhensis Eridmatus marathonensis Eridmatus petita Eridmatus talbeicus Eridmatus texanus
Type: Spirifer texanus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (10: Yukon collections), the Russian Federation (6), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (8: California, Texas)
• Virgilian of United States (6: Texas)
• Carboniferous of United States (15: Texas)
Total: 46 collections including 48 occurrences
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