Kingena simiensis Waring 1917 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Kingenidae

Full reference: C. A. Waring. 1917. Stratigraphic and faunal relations of the Martinez to the Chico and Tejon of Southern California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 7(4):41-124

Belongs to Kingena according to L. G. Hertlein and U. S. Grant IV 1944

See also Waring 1917

Sister taxa: Kingena concinna, Kingena heberti, Kingena limburgica, Kingena mesembrina, Kingena mesmebrinus, Kingena pentangulata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Southwest of Santa Susana, which is in a Danian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Las Virgenes Formation of California

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (1: California collection)

• Paleocene of United States (4: California)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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