Paucispinifera latidorsata Girty 1908 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae

Alternative combination: Productus latidorsatus

Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651

Belongs to Paucispinifera according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975

Sister taxa: Paucispinifera auriculata, Paucispinifera comancheana, Paucispinifera costellata, Paucispinifera guadalupensis, Paucispinifera indentata, Paucispinifera intermedia, Paucispinifera magnispina, Paucispinifera parasulcata, Paucispinifera quadrata, Paucispinifera rara, Paucispinifera rectangulata, Paucispinifera spinosa, Paucispinifera sulcata, Paucispinifera suspecta, Paucispinifera transversa, Paucispinifera tumida

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (20: New Mexico, Texas collections)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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