Plagioglypta annulostriata Meek and Worthen 1870 (tusk shell)

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Alternative combinations: Dentalium annulostriatum, Plagioglypta annulistriata

Belongs to Plagioglypta according to B. S. Kues 1991

See also Walter 1953

Sister taxa: Plagioglypta numerosa, Plagioglypta undulata

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (3: Texas collections)

• Carboniferous of United States (4: Maryland, New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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