Hypsiptycha argenturbicum White 1874 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae

Alternative combinations: Rhynchonella argenturbica, Rhynchonella argenturbicum, Rhynchotrema argenturbicum, Rhynchotrema argenturbiem

Full reference: C. A. White. 1874. Preliminary report upon invertebrate fossils collected by the expeditions of 1871, 1872, and 1873. Geographical and Geological Exploration and Surveys west of the 100th Meridian, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office 1-27

Belongs to Hypsiptycha according to T. W. Amsden 1983

See also Allen and Lester 1957, Howe 1988 and White 1874

Sister taxa: Hypsiptycha anticostiensis, Hypsiptycha hybrida, Hypsiptycha janea, Hypsiptycha neenah, Hypsiptycha occidens, Hypsiptycha procera

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Northwest Territories collections), United States (23: Colorado, Georgia, New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence

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