Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Peregrinellidae
Alternative combinations: Rhynchonella whitneyi, Terebratella whitneyi
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1866. Section I. Tertiary Invertebrate Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 1-38
Belongs to Peregrinella according to L. G. Hertlein and U. S. Grant IV 1944
See also Anderson 1938, Gabb 1869 and Stanton 1895
Sister taxa: Peregrinella (Peregrinellina), Peregrinella baingoinensis, Peregrinella bifurcata, Peregrinella cheboensis, Peregrinella chisania, Peregrinella dongqoensis, Peregrinella fascicostellata, Peregrinella garganica, Peregrinella gongboxueensis, Peregrinella multicarinata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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