Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Full reference: G. Plodowski. 1968. Neue Spiriferen aus Afghanistan. Senckenbergiana Lethaea 49(2-3):251-259

Belongs to Spirifer according to L. Angiolini et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Spirifer acutiplicatus, Spirifer bambadhurensis, Spirifer baschkirica, Spirifer battu, Spirifer battus, Spirifer bistritzae, Spirifer bisulcatus, Spirifer brandis, Spirifer byrangi, Spirifer concentricus, Spirifer crebristria, Spirifer dichotomus, Spirifer distefanii, Spirifer dvinaensis, Spirifer enderlei, Spirifer engelgardthi, Spirifer fayettevillensis, Spirifer holodnensis, Spirifer liangchowensis, Spirifer lirellus, Spirifer malistanensis, Spirifer octoplicatus, Spirifer opimus, Spirifer pentagonoides, Spirifer pentlandi, Spirifer piassinaensis, Spirifer postventricosus, Spirifer pseudotasmaniensis, Spirifer rakuszi, Spirifer rariplectus, Spirifer rockymontanus, Spirifer schellwieni, Spirifer siculus, Spirifer spitiensis, Spirifer spurius, Spirifer subtrigonalis, Spirifer supracarbonicus, Spirifer supramosquensis, Spirifer tareiaensis, Spirifer undata, Spirifer uralicus

Type specimen: SMF 25005. Its type locality is Chuschk-Kol-Tal, upper Visean, Dasht-e-Nawar, which is in an Arundian/Chadian marine horizon in Afghanistan.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder