Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Full reference: W. H. Easton. 1962. Carboniferous formations and faunas of central Montana. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 348:1-126
Belongs to Echinoconchus according to W. H. Easton 1962
Sister taxa: Echinoconchus alternatus, Echinoconchus biseriatus, Echinoconchus defensus, Echinoconchus elegans, Echinoconchus genevievensis, Echinoconchus macalaensis, Echinoconchus mapingensis, Echinoconchus pelliceus, Echinoconchus punctatus, Echinoconchus rodeoensis, Echinoconchus subsulcatus, Echinoconchus taimyrensis, Echinoconchus zapoteco
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS "blue file" Loc13416, which is in a Serpukhovian offshore siltstone/claystone in the Heath Formation of Montana.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Montana collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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