Diedrorynchus dictyum Hoare and Peck 2005 (mollusk)

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae

Full reference: R. D. Hoare and R. L. Peck. 2005. A new rostroconch (Mollusca) from the Mississippian of West Virginia. Journal of Paleontology 79(5):1019-1020

Belongs to Diedrorynchus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Hoare and Peck 2005

Sister taxon: Diedrorynchus conalatum

Type specimen: Its type locality is the north side of U.S. Route 460, Oakvale 71/2′ quad., UTM 17507778E, 4133, which is in a Chesterian carbonate limestone in the Bluefield Formation of West Virginia.

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at the north side of U.S. Route 460, Oakvale 71/2′ quad., UTM 17507778E, 4133

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