Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae
Alternative combination: Capulus haworthi
Full reference: J. W. Beede. 1907. Invertebrate paleontology of the Upper Permian Red Beds of Oklahoma and the panhandle of Texas. Kansas University Science Bulletin 4:113-1171
Belongs to Lepetopsis according to E. L. Yochelson and B.W. Saunders 1967
See also Beede 1907 and Knight 1940
Sister taxa: Lepetopsis anthracophila, Lepetopsis artiensis, Lepetopsis capitanensis, Lepetopsis chesterensis, Lepetopsis franae, Lepetopsis levettei, Lepetopsis peregrina, Lepetopsis petasus, Lepetopsis petricola, Lepetopsis phillipsi, Lepetopsis retrorsa, Lepetopsis shuangjingziensis, Lepetopsis taxiensis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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