Beecheria fernglenensis Weller 1909 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Beecheriidae

Alternative combination: Dielasma fernglenensis

Belongs to Beecheria according to Beznosova 1963

Sister taxa: Beecheria angusta, Beecheria bovidens, Beecheria chouteauensis, Beecheria curva, Beecheria elliptica, Beecheria expansa, Beecheria kargaliensis, Beecheria lidarensis, Beecheria magna, Beecheria netschajewi, Beecheria samarica

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USGS loc. 5736, State Line Pass (Carboniferous of California)

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