Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Synonym: Tubersulculinae Waterhouse 1971
Parent taxon: Overtoniinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Shen et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Avoniini, Guangia, Institiferini, Krotoviini, Lethamiini, Overtoniini
Subtaxa: Callyconcha Comuquia Costispinifera Dalinuria Dorashamia Echinauriella Echinauris Kemeria Neoplicatifera Paraplicatifera Pseudoavonia Zhuaconcha
Type: Costispinifera
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Armenia (8 collections), Australia (8), Azerbaijan (8), Cambodia (3), Canada (1: Yukon), China (147), Guatemala (2), Iran (12), Japan (6), Malaysia (10), Mexico (4), Mongolia (1), Myanmar (6), Nepal (6), Oman (20), Pakistan (16), Peru (1), the Russian Federation (10), Slovenia (1), Tajikistan (6), Thailand (10), Tunisia (1), Turkey (3), Ukraine (4), United States (329: Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Wyoming), Venezuela (7), Vietnam (1)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: California)
• Carboniferous of Bolivia (2), China (1), Iran (1), United States (7: Alaska, Texas)
Total: 643 collections including 761 occurrences