Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Full reference: S. X. Zhang. 1976. Taxonomic names, in Late Paleozoic brachiopods from the Mount Jolmo Lungma region. A Report of the Scientific Expedition in the Mount Jolmo Lungma Region (1966-1968) 2:159-271

Belongs to Spiriferella according to S. Z. Shen et al. 2001

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 subsalteri, Spiriferella sulcifer, Spiriferella supplanta, Spiriferella tetralobata, Spiriferella turusica, Spiriferella unicostata, Spiriferella vaskovskii, Spiriferella vojnowskii, Spiriferella wangi, Spiriferella wimanni, Spiriferella yukonensis

Type specimen: IGAS 00929. Its type locality is Qubu Section JSPf22, Tingri County, which is in a Changhsingian marine horizon in the Qubuerga Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): valve 37.1 x 36.2