Costatumulus altissima King 1938 (lamp shell)

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)

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