Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Full reference: J. G. Johnson. 1970. Great Basin Lower Devonian Brachiopoda. Geological Society of America Special Paper (131)1-421
Belongs to Nucleospira according to J. G. Johnson 1970
Sister taxa: Nucleospira bellornata, Nucleospira concinna, Nucleospira cunctata, Nucleospira hecetensis, Nucleospira lentilca, Nucleospira pisum, Nucleospira superata, Nucleospira ventricosa
Type specimen: USNM 157148. Its type locality is USNM 10711. In saddle immediately south of "0" in 8081,, which is in an Emsian carbonate limestone in the McColley Canyon Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (2: Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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