Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Synonym: Tegulifera Schellwien 1898 [replaced name]
Full reference: C. Schuchert and C. M. LeVene. 1929. New names for brachiopod homonyms. The American Journal of Science, Fifth Series 17:119-122
Parent taxon: Teguliferininae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960, Schuchert and LeVene 1929 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acritosia, Ardmosteges, Planispina, Proteguliferina
Subtaxa: Tegulifera uralica Teguliferina boesei Teguliferina chabartensis Teguliferina compacta Teguliferina deformis Teguliferina geniculata Teguliferina irregularis Teguliferina miatschkowensis Teguliferina parva Teguliferina rossica Teguliferina solidispinosa
Type: Tegulifera deformis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Azerbaijan (1 collection), China (2), Mexico (3), Slovenia (2), United States (44: Alaska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas)
• Carboniferous of China (1), United States (24: Alaska, Texas)
Total: 77 collections including 78 occurrences
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