†Platyrachella (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae
Parent taxon: Spinocyrtiidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acutoria, Alatiformia, Carpinaria, Duryeella, Eosyringothyris, Incertia, Mediospirifer, Orthospirifer, Spinocyrtia, Subcuspidella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Canada (6: Alberta, Northwest Territories, Yukon collections), United States (2: Indiana)
• Devonian of United States (14: Indiana, Iowa, New York, Virginia)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
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