Afanasjevispirifer

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Afanasjevispirifer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Delthyrididae
Subfamily: Howellellinae
Genus: Afanasjevispirifer
Baranov & Nikolaev, 2024

Afanasjevispirifer is an extinct genus of spiriferid brachiopods in the family Delthyrididae. It was described alongside the related Talyndzhaspirifer in Russia in 2024. [1]

References

  1. Baranov, V. V.; Nikolaev, A. I. (2024-02-01). "New Taxa of Spiriferids (Brachiopoda) from the Lower Devonian Beds of Northeastern Asia" . Paleontological Journal. 58 (1): 60–69. doi:10.1134/S0031030124010015. ISSN   1555-6174.