Eospirifer ghobadiae Popov and Cocks 2013 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae

Full reference: L. E. Popov and L. R. M. Cocks. 2013. The radiation of early Silurian spiriferide brachiopods, with new taxa from the Llandovery of Iran. Alcheringa 37:558-564

Belongs to Eospirifer according to L. E. Popov and L. R. M. Cocks 2013

Sister taxa: Eospirifer (Eospirifer), Eospirifer cinghizicus, Eospirifer eastoni, Eospirifer marklini, Eospirifer praecursor, Eospirifer radiatus

Type specimen: BC 60473, a shell. Its type locality is Sample B-11/S13–14, Saluk Mountains, which is in an Aeronian carbonate limestone in the Qarabil Formation of Iran.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Iran (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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