†Desmoinesia nana Meek and Worthen 1866 (lamp shell)
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Alternative combination: Productus nanus
Synonyms: Desmoinesia missouriensis Girty 1915, Marginifera missouriensis Girty 1915, Marginifera muricata missouriensis Girty 1915
Belongs to Desmoinesia according to R. D. Hoare 1960
See also Dunbar and Condra 1932, Girty 1915 and Meek and Worthen 1866
Sister taxon: Desmoinesia muricatina
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (21: Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania collections)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
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