Piloricilla (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, Peniculauris, Scissicosta, Spinifrons, Squamaria, Tolmatchoffia, Tomilia, Tomiproductus, Umboanctus, Xinshaoproductus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Canada (19: Alberta collections), United States (1: Iowa)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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