†Platyspirifer (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtospiriferidae
Parent taxon: Cyrtiopsinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acutella, Cyrtiopsis, Dichospirifer, Dmitria, Eodmitria, Mennespirifer, Uchtospirifer
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Afghanistan (3 collections), China (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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