Umboanctus Waterhouse 1971 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1971. Appendix 2: systematic description of new brachiopod species and genera, in Carboniferous and Permian Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Northern Yukon Territory, Canada. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology 19(1):205-234

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Umboanctus in the database

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