Spirifer

Origin

From Latin spira ("a coil") + fero ("I bear").

Full definition of spirifer

Noun

1. (paleontology) Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera † and † and allied genera in order †, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.

Related terms

• spiriferine
• spiriferous

Further reading

• Fossilworks|29043|Spiriferida