Porostictia (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae

Parent taxon: Petasmariidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Athabaschia, Bryorhynchus, Eurycolporhynchus, Leiorhynchoidea, Megalopterorhynchus, Ovlatchania, Parvaltissimarostrum, Petasmaria, Pugnoides, Rhynoleichus, Shumardella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (1: Alberta collection), Morocco (1), United States (7: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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