†Echinaria moorei Dunbar and Condra 1932 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Alternative combination: Echinoconchus moorei
Belongs to Echinaria according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975
See also Mudge et al. 1962
Sister taxa: Echinaria longa, Echinaria neopunctata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: Texas)
• Carboniferous of United States (14: Kansas, New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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