Protoanidanthus Waterhouse 1986 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1986. Taxonomic names, in Late Palaeozoic Scyphozoa and Brachiopoda (Inarticulata, Strophomenida, Productida and Rhynchonellida) from the southeast Bowen Basin, Australia. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 193(1-4):1-76

Parent taxon: Anidanthinae according to G. Crippa and L. Angiolini 2014

See also Chen and Shi 2006 and Williams et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Akatchania, Anidanthus, Fusiproductus, Kuvelousia, Megousia, Mongousia, Nuanducosia, Protanidanthus, Zia

Subtaxa: Protoanidanthus compactus Protoanidanthus enaagardi Protoanidanthus gosforthensis Protoanidanthus pokolbinensis Protoanidanthus umbonatus

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (21 collections), Canada (7: Yukon), China (4), Indonesia (1)

Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence

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