Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Eopteriidae
Full reference: J. Pojeta and B. Runnegar. 1976. The paleontology of rostroconch mollusks and the early history of the phylum Mollusca. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 968:1-88
Belongs to Eopteria according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Pojeta and Runnegar 1976 and Popov et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Eopteria agustini, Eopteria aiteneria, Eopteria alta, Eopteria asiatica, Eopteria crassa, Eopteria flora, Eopteria ornata, Eopteria richardsoni, Eopteria struszi, Eopteria trilobita, Eopteria ventricosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Quarry 2 miles north of Pelham, which is in an Ashbyan carbonate limestone in the Little Oak Formation of Alabama
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (3: Alabama, Kentucky collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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