Anthracospirifer curvilateralis Easton 1962 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Alternative combination: Spirifer curvilateralis

Full reference: W. H. Easton. 1962. Carboniferous formations and faunas of central Montana. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 348:1-126

Belongs to Anthracospirifer according to Gordon 1975

Sister taxa: Anthracospirifer arcoensis, Anthracospirifer birdspringensis, Anthracospirifer leidyi, Anthracospirifer occiduus, Anthracospirifer oliveirai, Anthracospirifer shawi, Plicatocyrtia zitteli

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (21: California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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