†Tropidoleptus carinatus Conrad 1839 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Tropidoleptidae
Alternative combination: Strophomena carinatus
Belongs to Tropidoleptus according to P. E. Isaacson and D. G. Perry 1977
See also Conrad 1839 and Hall 1857
Sister taxon: Tropidoleptus platys
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Bolivia (7 collections), Chile (1), Colombia (3), the Czech Republic (1), Libya (9), Spain (1), United States (349: Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia)
Total: 371 collections each including a single occurrence
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