Siphonotreta curta Dana 1849 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Siphonotretida - Siphonotretidae

Full reference: J. D. Dana. 1849. Appendix I. Descriptions of Fossils. 1. Fossils of New South Wales. United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1842, 1842 Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas: Geology 681-720

Belongs to Siphonotreta according to J. D. Dana 1849

Sister taxa: Siphonotreta americana, Siphonotreta unguiculata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Glendon Homestead, Hunter River (USNM coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siltstone in the Muree Formation of Australia

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Glendon Homestead, Hunter River (USNM coll)

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