Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Full reference: J.-Y. Rong, R.-B. Zhan, and N.-R. Han. 1994. The oldest known Eospirifer (Brachiopoda) in the Changwu Formation (Late Ordovician) of western Zhejiang, east China, with a review of the earliest Spiriferoids. Journal of Paleontology 68(4):763-776
Belongs to Eospirifer according to J.-Y. Rong et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Eospirifer (Eospirifer), Eospirifer cinghizicus, Eospirifer eastoni, Eospirifer ghobadiae, Eospirifer marklini, Eospirifer radiatus
Type specimen: NIGP118704, a valve (interior mould of brachial valve)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (19 collections)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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