Rugatia occidentalis Newberry 1861 (lamp shell)

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

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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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