Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Alternative combination: Spirifer loveni

Invalid subtaxa: Spirifer parryanus Toula 1875 [replaced name], Spiriferella parryana Toula 1875 [replaced name]

Belongs to Spiriferella according to L. Angiolini and S. L. Long 2008

Sister taxa: Spiriferella antefurcata, Spiriferella arctica, Spiriferella australasica, Spiriferella bituchensis, Spiriferella borealica, Spiriferella burgaliensis, Spiriferella calcarata, Spiriferella clypeata, Spiriferella consimilis, Spiriferella cundlegoensis, Spiriferella embrithes, Spiriferella etheridgei, Spiriferella gloverae, Spiriferella gravis, Spiriferella hinganensis, Spiriferella interplicata, Spiriferella jilongensis, Spiriferella keilhavii, Spiriferella keilhaviiformis, Spiriferella lata, Spiriferella leviplica, Spiriferella levis, Spiriferella magna, Spiriferella modesta, Spiriferella mugunica, Spiriferella nepalensis, Spiriferella orientensis, Spiriferella ovata, Spiriferella persaranae, Spiriferella personata, Spiriferella primaeva, Spiriferella propria, Spiriferella pseudodraschei, Spiriferella pseudotibetana, Spiriferella rajah, Spiriferella salteri, Spiriferella saranae, Spiriferella scobina, Spiriferella scobinoidea, Spiriferella scopulosus, Spiriferella simplex, Spiriferella sinica, Spiriferella subsalteri, Spiriferella sulcifer, Spiriferella supplanta, Spiriferella tetralobata, Spiriferella turusica, Spiriferella unicostata, Spiriferella vaskovskii, Spiriferella vojnowskii, Spiriferella wangi, Spiriferella wimanni, Spiriferella yukonensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell 37.1 x 38.1, valve 31.5 x 33.9