Wellerella tetrahedra Dunbar and Condra 1932 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae

Full reference: C. O. Dunbar and G. E. Condra. 1932. Brachiopoda of the Pennsylvanian System in Nebraska. Geological Survey of Nebraska Bulletin, Second Series 5:1-377

Belongs to Wellerella according to R. D. Hoare 1961

See also Dunbar and Condra 1932

Sister taxa: Wellerella arthaberi, Wellerella bidentata, Wellerella connivens, Wellerella delicatula, Wellerella girtyi, Wellerella globosa, Wellerella granum, Wellerella hemiplicata, Wellerella lemasi, Wellerella longiplicata, Wellerella minuta, Wellerella multiplicata, Wellerella nitidula, Wellerella osagensis, Wellerella polycostata, Wellerella rotunda, Wellerella saxatilis, Wellerella texana, Wellerella truncata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (1: Kansas collection)

• Carboniferous of United States (13: Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Utah)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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