Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Parent taxon: Auriculispinini according to A. Williams et al. 2007
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Asperlinus, Auriculispina, Filiconcha, Globiella, Kolymaella, Linoprotonia, Liraria, Magadania, Magniplicatina, Papiliolinus, Spitzbergenia, Striapustula, Teleoproductus, Undaria, Undellaria, Vitiliproductus
Subtaxa: Ovatia mezenensis Ovatia ufensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of the Russian Federation (5 collections)
• Carboniferous of Australia (1), Canada (24: Alberta, Northwest Territories), China (3), France (1), Mexico (2), the United Kingdom (3), United States (98: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa/Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming)
Total: 137 collections including 138 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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