Leiorhynchus rockymontanum Marcou 1858 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae

Alternative combination: Terebratula rockymontana

Full reference: J. Marcou. 1858. Geology of North America with two reports on the Prairies of Arkansas and Texas, the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, and the Sierra Nevada of California 1-144

Belongs to Leiorhynchus according to J. Chronic 1953

See also Marcou 1858

Sister taxa: Leiorhynchus (Leiorhynchus), Leiorhynchus quadricostatus, Leiorhynchus ripheicus, Leiorhynchus rockymontana, Rhynchonella (Leiorhynchus) laura, Rhynchonella (Leiorhynchus) nevadensis, Rhynchonella (Leiorhynchus) sinuatus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Peru (1 collection), United States (5: Missouri, New Mexico)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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