Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1976. New occurrences of brachiopod and bivalve species from the Arthurton Group of South Otago and Southland, New Zealand with comments on structure and stratigraphy. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 6(2):227-252

Parent taxon: Punctospiriferidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Alipunctifera, Liriplica, Punctospirifer, Pustulospiriferina, Yangkongia, Ziganella

Subtaxa: Lamnaespina papilionata, Lamnaespina transennata

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Type: Lamnaespina transennata

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder