Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Synonym: Pyramina
Parent taxon: Ambocoeliinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ambocoelia, Attenuatella, Biconvexiella, Bisinocoelia, Cruricella, Crurithyris, Cyrtinoides, Dicoelospirifer, Dionacoelia, Eoplicoplasia, Guangxiispirifer, Metaplasia, Ogilviecoelia, Orbicoelia, Paracrurithyris, Plicoplasia, Speciothyris, Spinoplasia, Swaicoelia
Subtaxa: Echinocoelia denayensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (1: California collection)
• Devonian of Canada (4: Northwest Territories, Yukon), China (2), Morocco (1), United States (49: Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio)
Total: 57 collections each including a single occurrence
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