Spinospirifer Martynova 1961 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Gerkispiridae

Alternative spelling: Spinispirifer

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthospirina, Gerkispira, Oiosia, Punctothyris

Subtaxa: Spinospirifer nuraensis

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Type: Spirifer (Lamellispirifer) nuraensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Spinospirifer in the database

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