Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Alternative combination: Auriculispina tumida
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1983. Taxonomic names (Auriculispina tumida and Attenuatella incurvata mepailensis) in Major faunal assemblages in the Early Permian Tiverton Formation near Homevale Homestead, northern Bowen Basin, Queensland. Permian Geology of Queensland 121-138
Belongs to Costatumulus according to W. Z. Li et al. 2012
See also Briggs 1998 and Waterhouse 1986
Sister taxa: Costatumulus altissima, Costatumulus amosi, Costatumulus bolchovitinovae, Costatumulus caparayensis, Costatumulus capillatus, Costatumulus circularis, Costatumulus crassicostatina, Costatumulus distortus, Costatumulus dongpanensis, Costatumulus expansa, Costatumulus farleyensis, Costatumulus fragosa, Costatumulus germanicus, Costatumulus halli, Costatumulus irwinensis, Costatumulus meritus, Costatumulus minor, Costatumulus occidentalis, Costatumulus papilionata, Costatumulus polliciformis, Costatumulus prolongata, Costatumulus sahnii, Costatumulus shengmiensis, Costatumulus sidorkini, Costatumulus tazawai, Costatumulus villiersi, Costatumulus yanagidae
Type specimen: UQ F73302, a valve (Ventral valve internal mold). Its type locality is UQ L4515, Homevale, which is in an Artinskian marine sandstone in the Tiverton Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (27 collections)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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