Kirengella pyramidalis Webers et al. 1992 (mollusk)

Tergomya - Kiringellida - Hypseloconidae

Full reference: G. F. Webers, J. Pojeta, and E.L. Yochelson. 1992. Cambrian Mollusca from the Minaret Formation, Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica. Geological Society of America Memoir 170:181-248

Belongs to Kirengella according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Webers et al. 1992

Sister taxa: Kirengella alta, Kirengella ayaktchica, Kirengella expansus, Kirengella kultavasaensis, Kirengella oregonensis, Kirengella rectilateralis, Kirengella stabilis, Kirengella washingtonense

Type specimen: Its type locality is Feather Edge on NE side of Springer Peak, Heritage Range, which is in a Dresbachian perireef or subreef limestone in the Minaret Formation of Antarctica

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Feather Edge on NE side of Springer Peak, Heritage Range

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