Torynifer pseudolineatus Hall 1858 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Alternative combinations: Reticularia pseudolineata, Reticularia pseudolineatus, Spirifer pseudolineata, Spirifer pseudolineatus

Full reference: J. Hall. 1858. Palaeontology of Iowa. Report of the Geological Survey of the state of Iowa 1(2):473-724

Belongs to Torynifer according to D. Navarro-Santillan et al. 2002

See also Cummings and Beede 1906, Grabau and Shimer 1909, Hall 1858 and Hall 1883

Sister taxa: Torynifer giganteus, Torynifer turbatus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Canada (4: Alberta collections), Mexico (2), United States (14: Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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