Cimmeriella foordi Etheridge Jr. 1903 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

Alternative combinations: Globiella foordi, Linoproductus foordi, Productus foordi

Full reference: R. Etheridge Jr. 1903. Descriptions of Carboniferous fossils from the Gascoyne District, Western Australia, collected by Mr. A. Gibb Maitland, government geologist. Western Australia Geological Survey Bulletin 10:1-31

Belongs to Cimmeriella according to N. W. Archbold and T. Hogeboom 2000

See also Archbold 1983, Coleman 1957, Etheridge 1903 and Etheridge 1907

Sister taxa: Cimmeriella costellata, Cimmeriella decemplecta, Cimmeriella flexuosa, Cimmeriella mucronata, Cimmeriella qiangduensis, Cimmeriella willi

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (34 collections), East Timor (1)

Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence

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