Iphidella prospectensis Walcott 1884 (lamp shell)

Paterinata - Paterinida - Paterinidae

Alternative combinations: Iphidea prospectensis, Kutorgina prospectensis

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1884. Paleontology of the Eureka district. United States Geological Survey Monograph 8(8):1-298

Belongs to Iphidella according to C. D. Walcott 1905

See also Liang et al. 2021, Resser 1928, Walcott 1884 and Walcott 1912

Sister taxa: Micromitra bella, Micromitra haydeni, Micromitra lepida, Micromitra nerranubawu, Micromitra semicircularis, Micromitra (Iphidella) nyssa, Iphidella nisus, Iphidella major, Iphidella sculptilis, Micromitra (Iphidella) louise, Iphidella grata, Iphidella labradorica

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Iphidella prospectensis in the database

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