†Rugatia occidentalis Newberry 1861 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Alternative combinations: Productus (Dictyoclostus) occidentalis, Productus occidentalis
Belongs to Rugatia according to P.R. Hoover 1981
See also Cooper and Grant 1975 and McKee 1938
Sister taxa: Rugatia andersoni, Rugatia convexa, Rugatia costiformis, Rugatia incurvata, Rugatia intermedia, Rugatia mckeei, Rugatia paraindica
Subtaxa: Rugatia occidentalis parvauris
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (32: Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Utah collections), Venezuela (2)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
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