Micromitra lepida Resser 1939 (lamp shell)

Paterinata - Paterinida - Paterinidae

Full reference: C. E. Resser. 1939. The Spence Shale and its fauna. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 97(12):1-29

Belongs to Micromitra according to C. E. Resser 1939

Sister taxa: Micromitra bella, Micromitra haydeni, Micromitra nerranubawu, Micromitra semicircularis, Micromitra (Iphidella) louise, Iphidella sculptilis, Iphidella nisus, Iphidella labradorica, Iphidella prospectensis, Micromitra (Iphidella) nyssa, Iphidella grata, Iphidella major

Type specimen: USNM 51458

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lead Bell Shale, Liberty (Cambrian of Idaho)

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