†Hesperonomia antelopensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperonomiidae
Full reference: E. O. Ulrich and G. A. Cooper. 1936. New Genera and Species of Ozarkian and Canadian Brachiopods. Journal of Paleontology 10(7):616-631
Belongs to Hesperonomia according to E. O. Ulrich and G. A. Cooper 1936
Sister taxa: Hesperonomia crassa, Hesperonomia nemea, Hesperonomia orientalis, Hesperonomia planidorsalis, Hesperonomia subtransversa, Hesperonomia uzunbulakensis
Type specimen: 91491, 91492a,b, 91493a-h (syntypes)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (5: Nevada collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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