Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Alternative combinations: Schizophoria australis, Schizophoria striatula australis
Full reference: E. M. Kindle. 1909. The Devonian fauna of the Ouray Limestone. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 391:1-60
Belongs to Schizophoria (Schizophoria) according to A. L. Stigall Rode 2005
See also Cooper and Dutro 1982, Kindle 1909 and Stainbrook 1947
Sister taxa: Schizophoria (Schizophoria) chouteauensis, Schizophoria (Schizophoria) impressa, Schizophoria (Schizophoria) iowensis, Schizophoria (Schizophoria) macfarlanii, Schizophoria (Schizophoria) magna, Schizophoria (Schizophoria) swallovi
Type specimen: USNM 62005e, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Colorado collection)
• Devonian of Canada (2: Alberta), United States (25: Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
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