Peniculauris Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthocosta, Brasilioproductus, Marginatia, Paleolibys, Piloricilla, Scissicosta, Spinifrons, Squamaria, Tolmatchoffia, Tomilia, Tomiproductus, Umboanctus, Xinshaoproductus

Subtaxa: Peniculauris bassi Peniculauris costata Peniculauris imitata Peniculauris ivesi Peniculauris peniculifera Peniculauris subcostata Peniculauris transversa

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (1 collection), Guatemala (1), Japan (1), Mexico (2), the Russian Federation (1), United States (243: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah), Venezuela (2)

Total: 251 collections including 259 occurrences

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