Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Full reference: S. Rodriguez and J. M. Hernando. 2005. Description of Espielia columellata gen. and sp. nov. (Rugosa) from the Sierra del Castillo Unit (upper Visean, Cordoba, SW Spain). Geobios 38:553-561
Parent taxon: Aulophyllidae according to J. Denayer 2012
See also Rodriguez and Hernando 2005
Sister taxa: Amygdalophyllinae, Aulophyllinae, Clisiophyllinae, Corwenia, Delepinella, Dibunophyllinae, Fedorowskiphyllum, Heritschioidinae, Heterocaniniinae
Subtaxa: Espielia columellata Espielia tauridensis
Type: Espielia columellata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Algeria (1 collection), Spain (1), Türkiye (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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