Camarotoechia emacerata Hall 1852 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae

Alternative combinations: Atrypa emacerata, Rhynchonella emacerata

Full reference: J. Hall. 1852. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower middle division of the New York system. Paleontology of New York 2:1-362

Belongs to Camarotoechia according to G. H. Chadwick 1918

See also Bassler 1915 and Hall 1852

Sister taxa: Camarotoechia bimesiornata, Camarotoechia dotis, Camarotoechia haraganensis, Camarotoechia horsfordi, Camarotoechia latisinuata, Camarotoechia neglecta, Camarotoechia prolifica, Camarotoechia semiplicata, Camarotoechia tethys

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of United States (3: New York collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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