Gypospirifer

Gypospirifer is an extinct genus of articulate brachiopod fossils belonging to the family Trigonotretidae. They were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders.

Gypospirifer
Temporal range: Carboniferous–Permian
Fossil of Gypospirifer condor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Spiriferida
Suborder:
Spiriferidina
Superfamily:
Spiriferoidea
Family:
Trigonotretidae
Genus:
Gypospirifer

Cooper and Grant 1976

Fossils of this genus have been found in the sediments of the Carboniferous and Permian ages (314.6 to 254.0 million years ago).

Species
  • Gypospirifer anancites Cooper and Grant 1976
  • Gypospirifer condor d'Orbigny 1842
  • Gypospirifer gryphus Cooper and Grant 1976
  • Gypospirifer infraplicus King 1931
  • Gypospirifer kobiyamai Tazawa and Araki 2013
  • Gypospirifer nelsoni Cooper and Grant 1976
  • Gypospirifer volatilis Duan and Li 1985

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References
  1. Fossilworks
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