Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Alternative combination: Fusispirifer pauciplicus
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1987. Late Palaeozoic Brachiopoda (Athyrida, Spiriferida and Terebratulida) from the southeast Bowen Basin, east Australia. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 196(1-3):1-56
Belongs to Transversaria according to J. B. Waterhouse 2004
See also Waterhouse 1987
Sister taxa: Fusispirifer avicula, Fusispirifer byroensis, Fusispirifer carnarvonensis, Fusispirifer coolkilyaensis, Fusispirifer cundlegoensis, Fusispirifer gegyaiensis, Fusispirifer jini, Fusispirifer kedonensis, Fusispirifer kennediensis, Fusispirifer legrandblainae, Fusispirifer marcouiformis, Fusispirifer nitiensis, Fusispirifer quinnaniensis, Fusispirifer semiplicata, Fusispirifer subovalis, Fusispirifer wandageensis, Spirifera avicula
Type specimen: UQ F42221. Its type locality is UQ L4850, Mount Breast, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Barfield Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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