Plicatifera (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Alternative spelling: Productus (Plicatifera)

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

See also Reed 1944 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Absenticosta, Aseptella, Crossacanthia, Ferganoproductus, Labaella, Lazarevia, Platyselma, Rugoconcha

Subtaxa: Plicatifera aksuensis Plicatifera chaoi Plicatifera dubius Plicatifera kolwae Plicatifera latisulcata Plicatifera lipoensis Plicatifera shanxiulingensis Plicatifera wangi Productus (Plicatifera) funiculatus

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Japan (1 collection)

• Permian of China (19), Malaysia (3), Pakistan (3), the Russian Federation (2), Vietnam (1)

• Carboniferous of China (2), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (16)

• Devonian of China (1), Vietnam (1)

Total: 50 collections including 60 occurrences

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