Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Alternative combination: Rhynchonella (Camerophoria) osagensis
Full reference: B. F. Shumard and G.C. Swallow. 1858. Descriptions of new fossils from the Coal Measures of Missouri and Kansas. Academy of Science of St. Louis Transactions 1:198-227
Belongs to Wellerella according to M. R. Mudge et al. 1962
See also Hoare 1961 and Shumard and Swallow 1858
Sister taxa: Wellerella arthaberi, Wellerella bidentata, Wellerella connivens, Wellerella delicatula, Wellerella girtyi, Wellerella globosa, Wellerella granum, Wellerella hemiplicata, Wellerella lemasi, Wellerella longiplicata, Wellerella minuta, Wellerella multiplicata, Wellerella nitidula, Wellerella polycostata, Wellerella rotunda, Wellerella saxatilis, Wellerella tetrahedra, Wellerella texana, Wellerella truncata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Bolivia (2 collections), Peru (7), United States (14: Kansas, Montana, Wyoming)
• Carboniferous of United States (55: Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah)
Total: 78 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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