†Patriaspirifer Johnson 1995 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Parent taxon: Hysterolitinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Johnson 1995 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Antispirifer, Arduspirifer, Australospirifer, Brachyspirifer, Costellispirifer, Dixonella, Dyticospirifer, Euryspirifer, Hysterolites, Otospirifer, Paraspirifer, Rostrospirifer, Trigonospirifer, Xinjiangospirifer
Subtaxa: Patriaspirifer duodenaria Patriaspirifer kobehana Patriaspirifer murchisoni
Type: Spirifer kobehana
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (2: Ontario collections), United States (19: California, Nevada, New York)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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