Gypospirifer condor

Gypospirifer condor is an extinct species of articulate brachiopod fossils belonging to the family Trigonotretidae. They were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders.[1]

Gypospirifer condor
Temporal range: Carboniferous–Permian
Fossil of Gypospirifer condor from Bolivia, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Spiriferida
Suborder:
Spiriferidina
Superfamily:
Spiriferoidea
Family:
Trigonotretidae
Genus:
Gypospirifer
Species:
G. condor
Binomial name
Gypospirifer condor
d'Orbigny 1842

Fossils of this species have been found in the sediments of the Carboniferous and Permian ages (from 298.9 to 279.5 million years ago).[1]

References
  1. The Paleobiology Database
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