Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Alternative combination: Ambocoelia expansa
Belongs to Crurithyris according to D. Yang et al. 1977
See also Logan and McGugan 1968 and Mudge et al. 1962
Sister taxa: Crurithyris alaskensis, Crurithyris aquilonia, Crurithyris arcuata, Crurithyris calendae, Crurithyris changmeensis, Crurithyris clannyana, Crurithyris extumida, Crurithyris inflata, Crurithyris levicula, Crurithyris longa, Crurithyris longirostris, Crurithyris longtanica, Crurithyris major, Crurithyris muliensis, Crurithyris opalinus, Crurithyris parva, Crurithyris planoconvexa, Crurithyris sulcata, Crurithyris telleri, Crurithyris tianshengqiaoensis, Crurithyris uralica, Crurithyris urei, Crurithyris wampensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), China (2), United States (23: Kansas)
• Carboniferous of United States (98: Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah)
Total: 124 collections including 125 occurrences
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