†Retrorsirostra Schuchert and Cooper 1932 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Full reference: C. Schuchert and G. A. Cooper. 1932. Brachiopod genera of the suborders Orthoidea and Pentameroidea. Memoirs of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 4(1):1-270
Parent taxon: Plaesiomyinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Austinella, Campylorthis, Chaulistomella, Dinorthis, Madiorthis, Multicostella, Plaesiomys, Valcourea
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (5: Quebec collections), France (1), United States (30: Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee)
Total: 36 collections including 37 occurrences
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