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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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