Rafinesquina latisculptilis Savage 1913 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Alternative combination: Brachyprion latisculptilis

Full reference: T. E. Savage. 1913. Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Alexandrian Series in Illinois and Missouri. Part I. Illinois Geological Survey, Bulletin 23:1-124

Belongs to Rafinesquina according to T. W. Amsden 1974

See also Savage 1913

Sister taxa: Rafinesquina (Playfairia), Rafinesquina (Rafinesquina), Rafinesquina alternata, Rafinesquina declivis, Rafinesquina delicata, Rafinesquina deltoidea, Rafinesquina gibbosa, Rafinesquina insidiosa, Rafinesquina jeffersonensis, Rafinesquina lignani, Rafinesquina mesicosta, Rafinesquina mucronata, Rafinesquina nasuta, Rafinesquina percensis, Rafinesquina planulata, Rafinesquina ponderosa, Rafinesquina pseudoloricata, Rafinesquina relicua, Rafinesquina stropheodontoides, Rafinesquina trentonensis, Rafinesquina ultrix, Rafinesquina urbicola

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (2: Missouri collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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