Geniculifera (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthoplecta, Admodorugosus, Kadraliproductus, Levitusia, Spinorugifera

Subtaxa: Geniculifera brevicula

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of China (3 collections), the United Kingdom (1), United States (18: Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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