Mesolobus mesolobus lioderma Dunbar and Condra 1932 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae

Alternative combination: Mesolobus lioderma

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 Mesolobus mesolobus according to R. D. Hoare 1961

See also Dunbar and Condra 1932 and Shimer and Shrock 1944

Sister taxa: Mesolobus mesolobus decipiens, Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (40: Kansas, Missouri collections)

Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence

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