†Iranospirifer qarabilensis Popov and Cocks 2013 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hedeinopsidae
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 Iranospirifer according to L. E. Popov and L. R. M. Cocks 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BB 93477, a valve (ventral valve). Its type locality is 2.5 km northeast of the town of Rabat-e Qarabil, 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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