Alternative combinations: Eccyliomphalus paradoxus, Phanerotinus paradoxus
Full reference: A. Winchell. 1863. Descriptions of fossils from the yellow sandstones lying beneath the “Burlington limestone” at Burlington, Iowa. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 7:2-25
Belongs to Serpulospira according to E. L. Yochelson and B.W. Saunders 1967
See also Easton et al. 1958, Hall 1879, Knight and Bridge 1944, Weller 1900 and Winchell 1863
Sister taxa: Serpulospira annulatus, Serpulospira annulatus, Serpulospira centrifuga, Serpulospira diversiformis, Serpulospira eboracensis, Serpulospira laxus, Serpulospira lituites, Serpulospira militaris, Serpulospira minutilineatus, Serpulospira planispira, Serpulospira scalariformis, Serpulospira serpula, Serpulospira solutus, Serpulospira swickae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: Iowa)
• Devonian of United States (1: Iowa)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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