Dicaelosia oklahomenesis Amsden 1956 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dicoelosiidae

Full reference: T. W. Amsden. 1956. Catalog of fossils from the Hunton Group, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Geological Survey, Circular 39:1-63

Belongs to Dicaelosia according to T. W. Amsden 1956

Sister taxa: Dicaelosia johnsoni, Dicoelosia alticavata, Dicoelosia anticipata, Dicoelosia baltica, Dicoelosia biloba, Dicoelosia cathaysiensis, Dicoelosia diversifrons, Dicoelosia indenta, Dicoelosia inghami, Dicoelosia jonesridgensis, Dicoelosia lata, Dicoelosia osloensis, Dicoelosia paralata, Dicoelosia parvifrons, Dicoelosia simulata, Dicoelosia transversa, Dicoelosia varica, Dicoelosia verneuiliana

Type specimen: Its type locality is Locality 14. Rock Crossing of Hickory Creek in Criner Hills, which is in a Ludlow carbonate limestone/shale in the Henryhouse Formation of Oklahoma.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of United States (17: Oklahoma collections)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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