Holothuroidea - Apodida - Myriotrochidae
Alternative combination: Rota campbelli
Full reference: R. C. Gutschick. 1959. Lower Mississippian holothurian sclerites from the Rockford Limestone of northern Indiana. Journal of Paleontology 33:130-137
Belongs to Langepis according to H. W. Kozur and H. Mostler 2008
See also Deflandre-Rigaud 1962, Gutschick 1959, Gutschick et al. 1967 and Wernlund 1977
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Holotype U.S.N.M. 137022, Paratypes U.S.N.M. 137018-137021, 137023-137038. Its type locality is Meadel Ditch Quarry, which is in a Kinderhookian offshore mudstone/limestone in the Rockford Limestone Formation of Indiana.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (6: Indiana, Missouri, Montana)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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