†Retzia compressa Meek 1864 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Retziidae
Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1864. Section 1. Description of the Carboniferous fossils. Palaeontology of California 1:3-16
Belongs to Retzia according to F. B. Meek 1864
Sister taxa: Retzia arara, Retzia himaica, Retzia magnifica, Retzia oxyrhynchus, Retzia pachygaster, Retzia procerrima, Retzia radialis, Retzia taramellii, Retzia truncata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at S.U. 445, Old Bass Ranch, Bayha Creek (Permian of California)
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