Spiriferinaella (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alispirifer, Haplospirifer, Johncarteria, Pteroplecta, Pterospirifer, Xizispirifer, Yukonospirifer

Subtaxa: Spiriferinaella artiensis Spiriferinaella lengwuensis Spiriferinaella limata Spiriferinaella medialis Spiriferinaella seziemensis Spiriferinaella tastubensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Canada (4: Nunavut collections), China (2), Laos (1), the Russian Federation (4), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (11: Alaska, Texas)

• Carboniferous of China (1)

Total: 24 collections including 25 occurrences

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