Heteralosia beecheri Rowley 1893 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Alternative combination: Strophalosia beecheri

Belongs to Heteralosia according to H. Muir-Wood and G. A. Cooper 1960

See also Sutton 1938

Sister taxa: Heteralosia alexandrae, Heteralosia complectens, Heteralosia cornelliana, Heteralosia cymbula, Heteralosia fortispinosa, Heteralosia haerens, Heteralosia hystricula, Heteralosia iphia, Heteralosia magnispina, Heteralosia mexicana, Heteralosia orbiculata, Heteralosia paucispinosa, Heteralosia slocomi, Heteralosia subelliptica, Heteralosia tenuispina, Heteralosia vidriensis, Strophalosia (Heteralosia) sublamellata, Strophalosia (Heteralosia) tenuispina

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (1: Illinois collection)

• Devonian of United States (10: Missouri, Montana)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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