Quadratia hirsutiformis Walcott 1884 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Araksalosiidae

Alternative combinations: Productella hirsutiformis, Productus hirsutiforme

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1884. Paleontology of the Eureka district. United States Geological Survey Monograph 8(8):1-298

Belongs to Quadratia according to H. Muir-Wood and G. A. Cooper 1960

See also Sutton 1938 and Walcott 1884

Sister taxa: Quadratia alifera, Quadratia egregia, Quadratia patula

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (3: Idaho, Nevada collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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