Eolissochonetes morsei Hoare et al. 1979 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Full reference: R. D. Hoare, J. R. Anderson, and M. T. Sturgeon. 1979. Eolissochonetes morsei n. sp. (Brachiopoda) from the Pennsylvanian of Kentucky. Journal of Paleontology 53(5):1179-1181

Belongs to Eolissochonetes according to R. D. Hoare et al. 1979

Sister taxa: Eolissochonetes bilobatus, Eolissochonetes maximus, Eolissochonetes novosemliaensis, Eolissochonetes pseudoliratus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cow Creek, Prestonsburg, Floyd County (Carboniferous of Kentucky)

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