Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Parent taxon: Toryniferinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Plicotorynifer, Stepanoviina, Taimyrella, Torynifer, Toryniferella
Subtaxa: Spirelytha borealis Spirelytha buravasi Spirelytha fredericksi Spirelytha grandis Spirelytha kashirtsevi Spirelytha kislakovi Spirelytha magna Spirelytha miloradovichi Spirelytha pavlovae Spirelytha petaliformis Spirelytha sheii Spirelytha stepanoviana
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (36 collections), Canada (8: Nunavut, Yukon), China (5), India (1), Malaysia (4), Mongolia (2), Pakistan (3), the Russian Federation (16), Tajikistan (1), Thailand (4)
Total: 80 collections including 82 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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