†Pseudoparazyga cooperi Merriam 1940 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
Alternative combination: Trematospira cooperi
Synonym: Trematospira mcbridei Merriam 1973
Full reference: C. W. Merriam. 1940. Devonian stratigraphy and paleontology of the Roberts Mountains Region, Nevada. Geological Society of America Special Papers 25:1-110
Belongs to Pseudoparazyga according to J. G. Johnson 1970
See also Johnson 1974, Merriam 1940 and Merriam 1973
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Pseudoparazyga cooperi: USNM 96372
- Trematospira mcbridei: USNM 159579, a shell. Its type locality is USGS M409, Rabbit Hill, which is in a Pragian carbonate limestone in the Rabbit Hill Limestone Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (6: Nevada collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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