†Rigbyella girtyi Wanner and Sieverts 1935 (lamp shell)
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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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