Spinocyrtia (lamp shell)

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, Platyrachella, Subcuspidella

Subtaxa: Spinocyrtia granulosa

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Givetian of France (4 collections)

• Devonian of Afghanistan (3), Belgium (1), Canada (3: Ontario), China (1), Colombia (1), France (2), Germany (5), Libya (3), Morocco (1), Spain (10), United States (211: Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin)

Total: 245 collections including 257 occurrences

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