Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Full reference: F. Liu and J. B. Waterhouse. 1985. Permian strata and brachiopods from Xiujimqinqi region of Neimongol (Inner Mongolia) autonomous region, China. Papers - Department of Geology, University of Queensland 11(2):1-44

Belongs to Spiriferella according to F. Liu and J. B. Waterhouse 1985

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 loveni, 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 wimanni, Spiriferella yukonensis

Type specimen: CCGBH135. Its type locality is Xi Ujimqin Qi, Section 12, Bed 8, Sample P12H4, which is in a Wordian marine limestone/sandstone in the Zhesi Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell 35.2 x 24.9