Isorthis pygmaea Dunbar 1919 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Alternative combination: Dalmanella pygmaea

Belongs to Isorthis according to T. W. Amsden 1958

See also Dunbar 1919 and Schuchert and Cooper 1932

Sister taxa: Isorthis (Arcualla), Isorthis (Isorthis), Isorthis (Ovalella), Isorthis (Protocortezorthis), Isorthis alpha, Isorthis bailyi, Isorthis crassa, Isorthis estona, Isorthis festiva, Isorthis loveni, Isorthis mediocra, Isorthis parvulus, Isorthis slitensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (4: Oklahoma, Tennessee collections)

• Silurian to Devonian of United States (1: Oklahoma)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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