Trypetesa lampas Hancock 1849 (barnacle)
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Thecostraca - Lithoglyptida - Trypetesidae
Alternative combination: Alcippe lampas
Belongs to Trypetesa according to W. A. Newman et al. 1969
See also Tomlinson 1963
Sister taxon: Trypetesa caveata
Type specimen: Its type locality is KSGS 4716 - Baldwin [Vinland Shale], which is in a Kasimovian marine shale in the Stranger Formation of Kansas
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Kansas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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