Schizophoria depressa Easton 1962 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Full reference: W. H. Easton. 1962. Carboniferous formations and faunas of central Montana. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 348:1-126

Belongs to Schizophoria according to Easton 1962

Sister taxa: Orthis (Schizophoria) iowensis, Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria), Schizophoria (Rhenoschizophoria), Schizophoria (Schizophoria), Schizophoria amanaensis, Schizophoria annanaensis, Schizophoria chouteauensis, Schizophoria kintaensis, Schizophoria kutsingensis, Schizophoria lata, Schizophoria nevadaensis, Schizophoria paraprima, Schizophoria parenteletiformis, Schizophoria poststriatula, Schizophoria resupinata, Schizophoria rhomboidalis, Schizophoria striatula, Schizophoria striatula, Schizophoria sulcata, Schizophoria supracarbonica, Schizophoria swallowi, Schizophoria tani, Schizophoria upensis, Schizophoria verulamensis, Schizophoria vulvaria

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (9: Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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