†Whitspakia schucherti Beede 1902 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Alternative combinations: Dielasma schucherti, Pakistania schucherti
Belongs to Whitspakia according to F.G. Stehli 1964
See also Beede 1907, Brill 1940, Cooper and Grant 1976 and Stehli 1961
Sister taxa: Whitspakia biplex, Whitspakia breviplicatum, Whitspakia problematica
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: Oklahoma, Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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