Macropleura Boucot 1963 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae

Synonym: Ejnespirifer

Parent taxon: Eospiriferinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Badainjarania, Endospirifer, Eospirifer, Espella, Havlicekia, Hedeina, Janius, Mictospirifer, Myriospirifer, Nurataella, Striispirifer, Xinanospirifer, Yingwuspirifer

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (3 collections), China (7), United States (2: New York, Tennessee)

• Niagaran of Canada (1: Québec)

• Silurian of Canada (2: New Brunswick, Québec), the Czech Republic (2), Estonia (2), Mexico (2), United States (5: New York, Wisconsin)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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