Tergomya - Archinacellida - Archinacellidae
Alternative combinations: Archinacella piliolum, Triblidium pileolum, Tryblidium pileolum
Full reference: R. P. Whitfield. 1889. Observations on some imperfectly known fossils from the Calciferous sandrock of Lake Champlain, and descriptions of several new forms. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2:41-63
Belongs to Archinacella according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Whitfield 1889
Sister taxa: Archinacella alta, Archinacella approximans, Archinacella arca, Archinacella beloitensis, Archinacella cingulata, Archinacella clochensis, Archinacella davisi, Archinacella deformata, Archinacella deleta, Archinacella depressa, Archinacella elevata, Archinacella estella, Archinacella explanata, Archinacella indianensis, Archinacella instabilis, Archinacella kagawongensis, Archinacella laevis, Archinacella magna, Archinacella melissa, Archinacella norwegica, Archinacella parva, Archinacella patelliformis, Archinacella perovalis, Archinacella powersi, Archinacella prendergasti, Archinacella proprius, Archinacella pulaskiensis, Archinacella rostrata, Archinacella rotunda, Archinacella rugatina, Archinacella semicarinata, Archinacella simplex, Archinacella simulatrix, Archinacella stoermeri, Archinacella subcarinata, Archinacella subglobosa, Archinacella subrotunda, Archinacella trentonensis, Archinacella valida, Archinacella wanwanensis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Vermont collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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