Coelospira dichotoma Hall 1859

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae

Alternative combinations: Anoplotheca dichotoma, Leptocoelia dichotoma

Full reference: J. Hall. 1859. Palaeontology: Volume 3. Containing descriptions and figures of the organic remains of the lower Helderberg Group and the Oriskany Sandstone 1855-1859. Part I, Text. Natural History of New York, Geological Survey of New York 3:1-532

Belongs to Coelospira according to A. J. Boucot and J. G. Johnson 1967

See also Clarke 1900, Hall 1859 and Weller 1903

Sister taxa: Coelospira camilla, Coelospira concava, Coelospira hemispherica, Coelospira nitens, Coelospira pseudocamilla, Coelospira pusilla, Coelospira virginia

Distribution: found only at Glen Erie Falls, 7 miles north of Kingston (Devonian of New York)

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