Xestotrema pulchrum Meek 1860 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae

Alternative combinations: Punctospirifer pulcher, Punctospirifer pulchra, Spirifer (Spiriferina) pulcher, Spirifera pulchra, Spiriferina pulchra

Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1860. Descriptions of new fossil remains collected in Nebraska and Utah, by the exploring expeditions under the command of Capt. J. H. Simpson, of U. S. Topographical Engineers. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12:308-315

Belongs to Xestotrema according to B. R. Wardlaw 1977

See also Branson 1930, Cooper and Grant 1969, Cooper and Grant 1976, Gordon and Merriam 1961, Meek 1860, Meek 1876, Meek 1877 and Miller and Cline 1934

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (135: California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 135 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.