†Antiptychina muellerriedi Imlay 1937 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Full reference: R. W. Imlay. 1937. Lower Neocomian fossils from the Miquihuana region, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 11(7):552-574
Belongs to Antiptychina according to R. W. Imlay 1937
Sister taxa: Antiptychina formosa, Antiptychina inversa, Antiptychina lata, Antiptychina rothpletzi, Antiptychina supinifrons, Antiptychina teisenbergensis
Type specimen: UM 18752, a shell. Its type locality is Miquihuana6, which is in the Valanginian of limestone Mexico.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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