Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae
Alternative combinations: Newsomella revoluta, Pterinea revoluta, Rhombopteria (Newsomella) revoluta
Belongs to Cypricardinia according to R. Watkins 1997
See also Foerste 1909 and Pojeta and Norford 1987
Sister taxa: Cypricardinia borealica, Cypricardinia contracta, Cypricardinia dalecarlica, Cypricardinia eopermica, Cypricardinia fayettevillensis, Cypricardinia fossa, Cypricardinia indenta, Cypricardinia kallholniensis, Cypricardinia mytiliformis, Cypricardinia permica, Cypricardinia planulata, Cypricardinia securigera, Cypricardinia ulrichi
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Racine (Silurian of Wisconsin)
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