Fascicosta longaeva Girty 1908 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae

Alternative combination: Rhynchonella longaeva

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

Belongs to Fascicosta according to M. Viaretti et al. 2022

See also Cooper and Grant 1976 and Stehli 1955

Sister taxa: Fascicosta bella, Fascicosta elongata

Type specimen: USNM 118573a, a shell (Articulated shell)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Oman (1 collection), United States (17: New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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