†family Adolfiidae Sartenaer 1966 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Adolfiidae

Parent taxon: Adolfioidea according to A. Williams et al. 2006

Sister taxon: Echinospiriferidae

Subtaxa: Adolfiinae Callispiriferinae Eurekaspiriferinae Pinguispiriferinae

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Type: Adolfia

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Australia (2 collections)

• Devonian of Afghanistan (3), Algeria (1), Australia (12), Belgium (4), Canada (24: Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario), China (7), the Czech Republic (14), France (10), Libya (1), Morocco (2), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (7), Spain (1), United States (147: Alaska, Iowa, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania)

• Silurian of Canada (5: Northwest Territories, Nunavut), China (4), the Czech Republic (8), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 254 collections including 289 occurrences

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