†Pinnocaris americana Pojeta and Runnegar 1976 (mollusk)
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Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Ribeiriidae
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 Pinnocaris according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Pojeta and Runnegar 1976
Sister taxa: Pinnocaris curvata, Pinnocaris lapworthi, Pinnocaris lembodes, Pinnocaris robusta, Pinnocaris wellsi
Type specimen: USNM 209898, a shell. Its type locality is Elkader, which is in a Shermanian carbonate limestone in the Dunleith Formation of Iowa.
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Elkader
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