Spinosipella Iredale 1930 (clam)

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae

Alternative spelling: Verticordia (Spinosipella)

Parent taxon: Verticordiidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Cox et al. 1969 and Lamprell and Healy 1998

Sister taxa: Acreuciroa, Euciroa, Halicardia, Halicardissa, Haliris, Kurinuia, Laevicordia, Lyonsiella, Pecchiolia, Setaliris, Trigonulina, Vertambitus, Verticordia, Vertisphaera, Policordia, Dallicordia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Tahu Member, McCulloch's Bridge (Eocene of New Zealand)

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