†Sphenosteges hispidus Girty 1920 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Alternative combination: Aulosteges hispidus
Belongs to Sphenosteges according to B. R. Wardlaw 1977
See also Branson 1930, Logan and McGugan 1968 and Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), United States (22: Alaska, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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