Larispirifer (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Waterhouse 2004

Sister taxa: Ectochoristites, Grandispirifer, Latispirifer, Mesochorispira, Spirifer, Warsawia

Subtaxa: Larispirifer balikelikeensis Larispirifer ettrainensis Larispirifer fantinisestinii Larispirifer jigulensis Larispirifer tarimensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Canada (11: Yukon collections), China (8), Iran (2), Tajikistan (1)

• Carboniferous of China (4)

Total: 26 collections including 28 occurrences

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