†Patriaspirifer kobehana Merriam 1940 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Alternative combinations: Acrospirifer kobehana, Spirifer kobehana
Full reference: C. W. Merriam. 1940. Devonian stratigraphy and paleontology of the Roberts Mountains Region, Nevada. Geological Society of America Special Papers 25:1-110
Belongs to Patriaspirifer according to J. G. Johnson 1995
See also Johnson 1970 and Merriam 1940
Sister taxa: Patriaspirifer duodenaria, Patriaspirifer murchisoni
Type specimen: USNM 96387
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (9: California, Nevada collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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