Costispinifera Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Callyconcha, Comuquia, Dalinuria, Dorashamia, Echinauriella, Echinauris, Kemeria, Neoplicatifera, Paraplicatifera, Pseudoavonia, Zhuaconcha

Subtaxa: Costispinifera conspica Costispinifera costata Costispinifera paucispinosa Costispinifera rugatula Costispinifera shizilingensis Costispinifera sulcata Costispinifera walcottiana

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Canada (1: Yukon collection), China (9), Iran (2), Malaysia (6), Mexico (4), United States (44: California, Texas)

Total: 66 collections including 69 occurrences

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