Rigbyella girtyi Wanner and Sieverts 1935 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Rigbyellidae

Alternative combination: Paralyttonia girtyi

Belongs to Rigbyella according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1974

See also Stehli 1956

Sister taxon: Rigbyella crassa

Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 2906 green, Butterfield Trail, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (8: New Mexico, Texas collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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