Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Alternative combination: Spirifer megalotis

Synonyms: Comelicania doryphora Merla 1930, Comelicania rostrata Merla 1930, Spirifer insanus Stache 1878, Spirifer vultur Stache 1878

Belongs to Comelicania according to R. Posenato 1998

Sister taxa: Comelicania haueri, Comelicania merlai, Spitispirifer bisulcatus

Average measurements (in mm): shell 46.2 x 106.8, valve 50.7 x 102.6