Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse and J. Waddington. 1982. Systematic descriptions, paleoecology and correlations of the late Paleozoic subfamily Spiriferellinae (Brachiopoda) from the Yukon Territory and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 289:1-73
Parent taxon: Spiriferellidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Alispiriferella, Arcullina, Bamberina, Elivina, Elivininae, Eridmatus, Hunzininae, Rhombospirifer, Spiriarchboldiella, Spiriferella, Spiriferellinae, Spiriferelloides, Timaniella, Tipispirifer
Subtaxa: Plicatospiriferella akachanica Plicatospiriferella canadensis Plicatospiriferella costata Plicatospiriferella grata Plicatospiriferella ploskajae
Type: Plicatospiriferella canadensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Canada (5: Yukon collections), the Russian Federation (10)
Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences
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