Tetraphalerella neglecta James 1891 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Alternative combinations: Streptorhynchus neglectum, Strophomena neglecta

Belongs to Tetraphalerella according to J. K. Pope 1982

See also Foerste 1912, Howe 1965 and Wang 1949

Sister taxa: Strophomena (Tetraphalerella) cooperi, Strophomena (Tetraphalerella) namasensis, Tetraphalerella bestiubensis, Tetraphalerella churchillensis, Tetraphalerella costellata, Tetraphalerella hecuba, Tetraphalerella musculosa, Tetraphalerella planobesa, Tetraphalerella planodorsata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (4: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario collections), United States (24: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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