Ambocoelia umbonata Conrad 1842 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1842. Observations on the Silurian and Devonian systems of the United States, with descriptions of new organic remains. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(2):228-280

Belongs to Ambocoelia according to D. Goldman and C. E. Mitchell 1990

Sister taxa: Ambocoelia tuberculata, Ambocoelia urii, Spirifer (Ambocoelia) circinatus

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (3: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario collections), South Africa (1), United States (167: Alaska, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia), Vietnam (1)

Total: 172 collections including 173 occurrences

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