†Embolosia sphenoidea Cooper 1983 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1983. The Terebratulacea (Brachiopoda) Triassic to Recent: a study of the brachidia (loops). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 50:1-290
Belongs to Embolosia according to G. A. Cooper 1983
Sister taxa: Plicatoria parva, Plicatoria ventricosa, Plicatoria wilmingtonensis
Type specimen: USNM 138055a
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Embolosia sphenoidea in the database
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