Levenea lenticularis Vanuxem 1842 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Alternative combinations: Levenia lenticularis, Orthis lenticularis

Belongs to Levenea according to P. R. Racheboeuf and H. R. Feldman 1990

See also Oliver 1952 and Schuchert and Cooper 1932

Sister taxa: Levenea canaliculata, Levenea fagerholmi, Levenea llandoveriana, Levenea media, Levenea mera, Levenea navicula, Levenea qianbeiensis, Levenea rica, Levenea subcarinata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (19: New York collections)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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