Ptychoglyptus Willard 1928 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Parent taxon: Ptychoglyptinae according to L. R. Cocks 2010

See also Cocks 2005, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Ptychoglyptus alaensis Ptychoglyptus bellarugosus Ptychoglyptus ingenuus Ptychoglyptus irregularis Ptychoglyptus pauciradiatus Ptychoglyptus virginensis Ptychoglyptus virginiensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama collection)

• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (1: Québec)

• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Belgium (2), Canada (2: Quebec), Ireland (1), Mongolia (1), Norway (6), Spain (1), Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (9), United States (24: Alaska, Pennsylvania, Virginia)

Total: 51 collections including 52 occurrences

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