†Spinoplasia (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Parent taxon: Ambocoeliinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ambocoelia, Attenuatella, Biconvexiella, Bisinocoelia, Cruricella, Crurithyris, Cyrtinoides, Dicoelospirifer, Echinocoelia, Eoplicoplasia, Guangxiispirifer, Metaplasia, Ogilviecoelia, Orbicoelia, Paracrurithyris, Plicoplasia, Speciothyris, Swaicoelia
Subtaxa: Spinoplasia roeni
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Argentina (1 collection), United States (9: Nevada, New York)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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