Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Full reference: J. L. Carter. 1967. Mississippian brachiopods from the Chappel Limestone of central Texas. Bulletins of American Paleontology 53(238):249-488
Belongs to Spirifer according to J. L. Carter 1967
Sister taxa: Spirifer (Lamellispirifer), Spirifer acutiplicatus, Spirifer albertensis, Spirifer argentarius, Spirifer baschkirica, Spirifer battu, Spirifer battus, Spirifer bistritzae, Spirifer brandis, Spirifer brazerianus, Spirifer byrangi, Spirifer cascadensis, Spirifer centronatus, Spirifer concentricus, Spirifer crebristria, Spirifer dichotomus, Spirifer distefanii, Spirifer duodecimcostata, Spirifer dvinaensis, Spirifer enderlei, Spirifer engelgardthi, Spirifer fayettevillensis, Spirifer gregeri, Spirifer haydenianus, Spirifer holodnensis, Spirifer incertus, Spirifer increbescens, Spirifer jilinensis, Spirifer liangchowensis, Spirifer lirellus, Spirifer macrus, Spirifer malistanensis, Spirifer mercurii, Spirifer missouriensis, Spirifer munsteri, Spirifer obtusus, Spirifer opimus, Spirifer orthiformis, Spirifer pellaensis, Spirifer pentagonoides, Spirifer pentlandi, Spirifer piassinaensis, Spirifer postventricosus, Spirifer pseudotasmaniensis, Spirifer rakuszi, Spirifer rariplectus, Spirifer rockymontanus, Spirifer schellwieni, Spirifer siculus, Spirifer sol, Spirifer spitiensis, Spirifer spurius, Spirifer striatus, Spirifer subgrandiformis, Spirifer suborbicularis, Spirifer supracarbonicus, Spirifer supramosquensis, Spirifer tareiaensis, Spirifer undata, Spirifer uralicus, Spirifer utahensis, Spirifera schmidti, Spirifera engelmanni, Spirifera varicosa, Spirifera neglecta, Spirifera trigonalis, Spirifera convoluta, Spirifera desiderata, Spirifera dubia, Spirifera parryana, Spirifera annectans, Spirifera lata
Type specimen: USNM 154823, a shell. Its type locality is USNM 9045, Chappel Ls, McCulloc County, TX, which is in a Kinderhookian shallow subtidal limestone in the Chappel Limestone Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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