Gilpichthys greeni Bardack and Richardson 1977 (vertebrate)

Petromyzontida - Gilpichthyidae

Full reference: D. Bardack and E. S. Richardson. 1977. New agnathous fishes from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois / David Bardack -- and Eugene S. Richardson, Jr. --. 489-510

Belongs to Gilpichthys according to D. Bardack and E. S. Richardson 1977

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Pit 11, Braidwood, Mazon Creek (FMNH coll), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Pit 11, Braidwood, Mazon Creek (FMNH coll)

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