†Mesochorispira Carter 1992 (lamp shell)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Parent taxon: Spiriferinae according to G. R. Shi et al. 2005
See also Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Ectochoristites, Grandispirifer, Larispirifer, Latispirifer, Spirifer, Warsawia
Subtaxa: Mesochorispira grimesi
Type: Spirifer grimesi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Brazil (1 collection), Canada (3: Alberta, Northwest Territories), China (1), United States (6: California, Georgia, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.