Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae
Alternative combination: Patella capitanensis
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Lepetopsis according to E. L. Yochelson 1960
See also Girty 1908
Sister taxa: Lepetopsis anthracophila, Lepetopsis artiensis, Lepetopsis chesterensis, Lepetopsis franae, Lepetopsis haworthi, Lepetopsis levettei, Lepetopsis peregrina, Lepetopsis petasus, Lepetopsis petricola, Lepetopsis phillipsi, Lepetopsis retrorsa, Lepetopsis shuangjingziensis, Lepetopsis taxiensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 2966 green, El Capitan, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at USGS 2966 green, El Capitan, Guadalupe Mountains
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