Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Alternative combination: Productus prattenianus
Synonyms: Linoproductus aequicostatus Shumard 1855, Productus aequicostatus Shumard 1855
Full reference: J. G. Norwood and H. Pratten. 1855. Notice of fossils from the Carboniferous Series of the western states belonging to the genera Spirifer, Bellerophon, Pleurotomaria, Macrocheilus, Natica, and Loxonema, with descriptions of eight new characteristc species. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:71-77
Belongs to Linoproductus according to B. S. Kues 1995
See also Dunbar and Condra 1932, Hoare and Burgess 1960, Meek 1877, Mudge et al. 1962, Norwood and Pratten 1855, Shumard 1855, Sutton 1938 and Ustritsky and Chernyak 1963
Sister taxa: Linoproductus achunowensis, Linoproductus altonensis, Linoproductus antonioi, Linoproductus caima, Linoproductus cambodgensis, Linoproductus capillatus, Linoproductus cora, Linoproductus croneisi, Linoproductus decorus, Linoproductus delawarii, Linoproductus delicatus, Linoproductus derbyi, Linoproductus distortus, Linoproductus dorotheevi, Linoproductus duanwuensis, Linoproductus echinatus, Linoproductus elongata, Linoproductus fujianensis, Linoproductus giganteus, Linoproductus hayasakai, Linoproductus huananensis, Linoproductus kaseti, Linoproductus kentrometopon, Linoproductus kharaulakhensis, Linoproductus limatus, Linoproductus lineatus, Linoproductus lutkewitschi, Linoproductus meniscus, Linoproductus nasutus, Linoproductus neffedievi, Linoproductus oklahomae, Linoproductus ovalis, Linoproductus ovatus, Linoproductus pigrami, Linoproductus planata, Linoproductus planiventralis, Linoproductus pollex, Linoproductus popowi, Linoproductus rhiphaeus, Linoproductus rugiformis, Linoproductus shabulengensis, Linoproductus simensis, Linoproductus sulcata, Linoproductus superba, Linoproductus svalbardensis, Linoproductus tenuicostus, Linoproductus tenuistriatus, Linoproductus tingriensis, Linoproductus transcaucasicus, Linoproductus triangularis, Productus (Linoproductus) lahuseni
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: New Mexico collection)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (5: Texas)
• Carboniferous of Belize (3), Mexico (1), United States (114: Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah)
Total: 124 collections each including a single occurrence
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