†Perditocardinia (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Alternative spelling: Orthis (Perditocardinia)
Parent taxon: Perditocardiniinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Reed 1944 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Loganella
Subtaxa: Perditocardinia dubia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: California collection)
• Carboniferous of Mexico (1), United States (17: Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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