Spinifrons Stehli 1954 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae

Full reference: F.G. Stehli. 1954. Lower Leonardian Brachiopoda of the Sierra Diablo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 105(3):257-358

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthocosta, Brasilioproductus, Marginatia, Paleolibys, Peniculauris, Piloricilla, Scissicosta, Squamaria, Tolmatchoffia, Tomilia, Tomiproductus, Umboanctus, Xinshaoproductus

Subtaxa: Spinifrons delicatula Spinifrons grandicosta Spinifrons magna Spinifrons planoconvexa Spinifrons quadrata

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Type: Spinifrons quadratus

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Malaysia (1 collection), Thailand (3), United States (17: Texas), Venezuela (5)

Total: 26 collections including 27 occurrences

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