Gerkispira (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Gerkispiridae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthospirina, Oiosia, Punctothyris, Spinospirifer

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gerkispira in the database

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