†Schellwienella inaequalis Hall 1858 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Pulsiidae
Alternative combination: Orthis inequalis
Belongs to Schellwienella according to S. Weller 1914
Sister taxa: Schellwienella alternata, Schellwienella burlingtonensis, Schellwienella chouteauensis, Schellwienella crenistria, Schellwienella crenulicostata, Schellwienella inflata, Schellwienella marcidula, Schellwienella planumbona, Schellwienella radialis, Schellwienella regina, Schellwienella rotunda, Schellwienella scotica, Schellwienella senilis, Schellwienella umbonata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Wassonville Fm., southeastern Iowa (Carboniferous of Iowa)
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