†Cariniferella iowensis Stainbrook 1945 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Full reference: M. A. Stainbrook. 1945. Brachiopoda of the Independence Shale of Iowa. Geological Society of America Memoirs 14:1-68
Belongs to Cariniferella according to G. A. Cooper and J. T. Dutro 1982
See also Stainbrook 1945
Sister taxa: Cariniferella alleni, Cariniferella costellata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (5: Iowa collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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