Echinocoelia (lamp shell)

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

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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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