†Ethmophyllum americanum Cooper et al. 1952 (archaeocyath sponge)
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Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Ethmophyllidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper, A. R. V. Arelleno, J. H. Johnson, V. J. Okulitch, A. Stoyanow and C. Lochman. 1952. Cambrian Stratigraphy and Paleontology near Caborca, Northwestern Sonora, Mexico. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 119(1):1-181
Belongs to Ethmophyllum according to G. A. Cooper et al. 1952
Sister taxa: Ethmophyllum chankensis, Ethmophyllum cooperi, Ethmophyllum gracile, Ethmophyllum meeki, Ethmophyllum whitneyi
Type specimen: V.S.N.M. No.111816., an other.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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