†Parallelora (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Parent taxon: Prospirinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Andreaspira, Atylephorus, Austrochoristites, Finospirifer, Kinghiria, Prospira, Subspirifer, Unispirifer
Subtaxa: Parallelora subsuavis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Afghanistan (2 collections), Belgium (1), China (1), United States (3: Illinois)
• Devonian of Canada (1: Alberta), China (1), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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