Cyphotalosia Carter 1967 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Araksalosiidae

Full reference: J. L. Carter. 1967. Mississippian brachiopods from the Chappel Limestone of central Texas. Bulletins of American Paleontology 53(238):249-488

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Chonetipustula, Plicaea, Plicatiferina, Quadratia

Subtaxa: Cyphotalosia masonensis

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Type: Cyphotalosia masonensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (5: Texas collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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