Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Alternative combinations: Nucleospira ventricosus, Spirifer ventricosus
Belongs to Nucleospira according to P. Musteikis and T. L. Modzalevskaya 2002
See also Bassett and Cocks 1974 and Jin and Chatterton 1997
Sister taxa: Nucleospira bellornata, Nucleospira concinna, Nucleospira cunctata, Nucleospira hecetensis, Nucleospira lentilca, Nucleospira pisum, Nucleospira subsphaerica, Nucleospira superata
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (2: Quebec, Yukon collections), China (3), United States (16: New York, Oklahoma)
• Silurian to Devonian of United States (1: Oklahoma)
• Silurian of United States (1: California)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
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