†Lyttonia (Prisca) de Gregorio 1930 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae

Full reference: A. de Gregorio. 1930. Sul Permiano di Sicilia (fossili del calcare con Fusulina di Palazzo Adriano non descritti dal Prof. G. Gemmellaro conservati nel mio privato gabinetto). Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie 52:1-70

Parent taxon: Lyttonia according to A. de Gregorio 1930

Sister taxa: Leptodus cancriniformis, Leptodus deminutus, Leptodus elongatus, Leptodus guadalupensis, Leptodus hemisphaericus, Leptodus hoshanensis, Leptodus huangi, Leptodus kaluzinensis, Leptodus lacuna, Leptodus lamina, Leptodus minor, Leptodus nobilis, Leptodus oldhaminoides, Leptodus ovatus, Leptodus richthofeni, Leptodus trapezium, Leptodus tumenlingensis, Leptodus wuchangensis, Poikilosakos tongluensis, Spinolyttonia arakeljani, Lyttonia (Imperia), Lyttonia (Stita), Lyttonia (Pirgula), Lyttonia (Vincia), Lyttonia (Digitia), Lyttonia (Irma)

Subtaxa: Lyttonia (Prisca) fasciculata

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (5: Kansas collections)

• Permian of Italy (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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