Rhipidothyris circo Johnson 1971 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Rhipidiothyrididae

Full reference: J. G. Johnson. 1971. Lower Givetian brachiopods from Central Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 45(2):301-326

Belongs to Rhipidothyris according to J. G. Johnson 1971

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 157452. Its type locality is USNM 17213. 1900 ft west of VABM 7936. Lone Mountain. Bartine Ranch Quadrangle, which is in an Eifelian marine limestone in the Denay Limestone Formation of Nevada.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USNM 17213. 1900 ft west of VABM 7936. Lone Mountain. Bartine Ranch Quadrangle

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