Syringothyris (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Syringothyris afghanica Syringothyris arctica Syringothyris curzoni Syringothyris cuspidata Syringothyris lydekkeri Syringothyris subcuspidatoides

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), China (3), India (1), Nepal (3)

• Carboniferous of Afghanistan (3), Argentina (1), Australia (8), Canada (14: Alberta), China (5), Egypt (1), France (1), India (15), Ireland (1), Libya (7), Mexico (2), Nepal (3), the United Kingdom (16), United States (49: Alaska, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa/Illinois, Missouri, Montana, Utah, Virginia)

• Devonian of Canada (2: Alberta), China (2), France (1), United States (51: Missouri, Montana, Ohio)

• Silurian of Ukraine (1)

Total: 191 collections including 200 occurrences

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