Lepetopsis peregrina Newell 1935 (mollusk)

Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae

Full reference: N. D. Newell. 1935. Some Mid-Pennsylvanian invertebrates from Kansas and Oklahoma. II. Stromatoporoidea, Anthozoa, and Gastropoda. Journal of Paleontology 9(3):341-355

Belongs to Lepetopsis according to N. D. Newell 1935

Sister taxa: Lepetopsis anthracophila, Lepetopsis artiensis, Lepetopsis capitanensis, Lepetopsis chesterensis, Lepetopsis franae, Lepetopsis haworthi, Lepetopsis levettei, Lepetopsis petasus, Lepetopsis petricola, Lepetopsis phillipsi, Lepetopsis retrorsa, Lepetopsis shuangjingziensis, Lepetopsis taxiensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Fredonia, Olathe Limestone Member, which is in a Missourian carbonate limestone in the Stanton Formation of Kansas

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Fredonia, Olathe Limestone Member

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