†Collemataria americana Girty 1908 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Alternative combination: Leptodus americanus
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Collemataria according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1974
Sister taxa: Collemataria batilliformis, Collemataria elongata, Collemataria gregaria, Collemataria irregularis, Collemataria marshalli, Collemataria platys, Collemataria spatulata, Collemataria venezuelensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mexico (5 collections), United States (13: Texas)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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