Laqueus vancouverensis Davidson 1886 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae

Alternative combination: Laqueus californicus vancouverensis

Belongs to Laqueus according to L. G. Hertlein and U. S. Grant IV 1944

See also Weaver 1942

Sister taxa: Laqueus astartaeformis, Laqueus blanfordi, Laqueus californicus, Laqueus cockburnensis, Laqueus concentricus, Laqueus elongatus, Laqueus erythreus, Laqueus hanawensis, Laqueus japonicus, Laqueus jeffreysi, Laqueus kosibensis, Laqueus morsei, Laqueus orbicularis, Laqueus pacificus, Laqueus pallidus, Laqueus proprius, Laqueus quadratus, Laqueus rubellus, Laqueus suffusus, Laqueus vancouveriensis

Type specimen: CAS 7371, a shell

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)

• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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