Cyrtiopsis (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtospiriferidae

Parent taxon: Cyrtiopsinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acutella, Dichospirifer, Dmitria, Eodmitria, Mennespirifer, Platyspirifer, Uchtospirifer

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Canada (6: Alberta, British Columbia), China (2), Germany (1), Iran (3), Poland (3), United States (9: Colorado, Montana), Vietnam (1)

Total: 26 collections including 31 occurrences

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