Aulacophoria Schuchert and Cooper 1931 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Alternative spelling: Aulacorphora

Parent taxon: Schizophoriidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acosarina, Enteletoides, Kotlaia, Neoschizophoria, Orthotichia, Palaeoschizophoria, Schizophoria

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Stebden Hill Reef (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

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