Hebertella prestonensis Ladd 1929 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Alternative combination: Hebertella sinuata prestonensis

Full reference: H. S. Ladd. 1929. The stratigraphy and paleontology of the Maquoketa shale of Iowa. Annual Report of the State Geologist 34:305-448

Belongs to Hebertella according to D. F. Wright and A. L. Stigall 2013

See also Ladd 1929

Sister taxa: Hebertella (Schizonema), Hebertella alveata, Hebertella bursa, Hebertella dinorthoides, Hebertella estonica, Hebertella frankfortensis, Hebertella maria, Hebertella montoyensis, Hebertella occidentalis, Hebertella parksensis, Hebertella richmondensis, Hebertella sinuata, Hebertella subjugata, Orthis (Hebertella) scotica

Type specimen: SUI 66503. Its type locality is Section 16. Near Preston, which is in a Richmondian carbonate shale in the Brainard Formation of Iowa.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Section 16. Near Preston

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