Technophorus bellistriatus Branson 1909 (mollusk)

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Technophoridae

Full reference: E.B. Branson. 1909. The fauna of the residuary Auburn chert of Lincoln County, Missouri. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 18(4):39-52

Belongs to Technophorus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Branson 1909

Sister taxa: Technophorus cancellatus, Technophorus cincinnatiense, Technophorus divaricatus, Technophorus faberi, Technophorus filistriatus, Technophorus kempae, Technophorus milleri, Technophorus minutus, Technophorus nicolli, Technophorus oblongus, Technophorus peregrinus, Technophorus planei, Technophorus punctostriatus, Technophorus quincuncialis, Technophorus shiqianensis, Technophorus subacutus, Technophorus walteri, Ribeirella crassa

Type specimen: Its type locality is Residuary Auburn Chert Beds, east of Auburn , which is in a Turinian carbonate claystone in the Decorah Formation of Missouri

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (2: Missouri collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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