Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Alternative combination: Aulosteges medlicottianus
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1884. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 4. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):611-728
Belongs to Edriosteges according to H. Muir-Wood and G. A. Cooper 1960
See also Huang 1933, Reed 1944 and Waagen 1884
Sister taxa: Edriosteges acuminatus, Edriosteges beedei, Edriosteges circularis, Edriosteges compactus, Edriosteges guangxiensis, Edriosteges multispinosus, Edriosteges ogbinensis, Edriosteges plenus, Edriosteges poyangensis, Edriosteges subplicatilis, Edriosteges tenuispinosus, Edriosteges tumitus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Pakistan (5), United States (23: Texas)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
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