Plectoconcha (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Plectoconchidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Lychnothyris, Merophricus

Subtaxa: Plectoconcha aequiplicata Plectoconcha delicata Plectoconcha newbyi

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Type: Rhynchonella aequiplicata

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (19: Nevada collections)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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