Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Alternative combination: Cancrinella altissima
Full reference: R. H. King. 1938. New Chonetidae and Productidae from Pennsylvanian and Permian strata of north-central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 12(3):257-279
Belongs to Costatumulus according to W. Z. Li et al. 2012
See also Stehli 1954
Sister taxa: 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 tumidus, Costatumulus villiersi, Costatumulus yanagidae
Type specimen: Bur. Econ. Geol. P-7030, a valve (Ventral valve).
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Zone 20 - Bird Spring Fm., Arrow Canyon (Carboniferous of Nevada)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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