Rhynoleichus (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, Porostictia, Pugnoides, Shumardella

Subtaxa: Rhynoleichus delenjaensis Rhynoleichus dorsoconvexa Rhynoleichus dsilensis Rhynoleichus etschiensis Rhynoleichus subglobosus Rhynoleichus weeksi

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Canada (6: Yukon collections), Mongolia (1), the Russian Federation (19), United States (11: Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming)

• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (2)

Total: 39 collections including 40 occurrences

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