†Plectelasma guadalupense Girty 1908 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Alternative combination: Dielasmina guadalupensis
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Plectelasma according to M. A. Torres-MartÃnez et al. 2019
See also Cloud 1944 and Cooper and Grant 1976
Sister taxa: Plectelasma dubium, Plectelasma kingi, Plectelasma nitidum, Plectelasma planidorsatum
Type specimen: USNM 118580a, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mexico (2 collections), United States (32: New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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