Cardinocrania Waagen 1885 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1885. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 5. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):729-770

Parent taxon: Lyttoniinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Collemataria, Coscinophora, Eolyttonia, Gubleria, Keyserlingina, Leptodus, Loxophragmus, Matanoleptodus, Oldhamina, Oldhaminella, Pararigbyella, Petasmaia, Pirgulia

Subtaxa: Cardinocrania indica

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Type: Cardinocrania indica

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Pakistan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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