ammonites
Paraspiriferina multiplicata Sowerby 1829

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae

Alternative combinations: Punctospirifer multiplicata, Punctospirifer multiplicatus, Spirifer multiplicatus, Spiriferellina multiplicata, Spiriferina multiplicata, Trigonotreta multiplicata

Synonyms: Spiriferina (Mansuyella) margaritae Gemmellaro 1899, Spiriferina margaritae Gemmellaro 1899, Trigonotreta jonesiana King 1850

Full reference: J. d. C. Sowerby. 1829. Fossil shells, in On the geological relations and internal structure of the Magnesian Limestone, and the lower portions of the New Red Sandstone Series in their range through Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, and Durham, to the southern extremity of Northumberland. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Second Series 3(1):118-120

Belongs to Paraspiriferina according to S. Z. Shen and M. E. Clapham 2009

Sister taxa: Paraspiriferina amoena, Paraspiriferina billingsi, Paraspiriferina cellulana, Paraspiriferina convexa, Paraspiriferina evax, Paraspiriferina formulosa, Paraspiriferina gentilis, Paraspiriferina ghundiensis, Paraspiriferina laqueata, Paraspiriferina paginata, Paraspiriferina pulchra, Paraspiriferina punjabensis, Paraspiriferina rotundata, Paraspiriferina sapinea, Paraspiriferina setulosa, Paraspiriferina transversa

Average measurements (in mm): shell 13.5 x 14.3, valve 11.3 x 15.4