Cryptonella ovalis Miller 1891 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae

Belongs to Cryptonella according to S. A. Miller 1891

Sister taxa: Cryptonella circula, Cryptonella pinonensis, Cryptonella planirostris, Cryptonella rectirostris

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Pipe Creek Falls, 2 miles above where stream enters Wabash River (Devonian of Indiana)

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