Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Parent taxon: Toryniferinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Plicotorynifer, Spirelytha, Stepanoviina, Taimyrella, Toryniferella
Subtaxa: Torynifer giganteus Torynifer pseudolineatus Torynifer turbatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Thailand (2 collections)
• Carboniferous of Canada (17: Alberta, Northwest Territories, Yukon), China (1), Mexico (2), United States (115: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, California, Wyoming)
• Devonian of Canada (1: Alberta), Germany (2), the United Kingdom (2), United States (2: Arizona, New Mexico)
Total: 144 collections including 146 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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