Pionodema hypermeca Li and Copper 2006 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae

Full reference: R. Li and P. Copper. 2006. Early Silurian (Llandovery) orthide brachiopods from Anticosti Island, eastern Canada: the O/S extinction recovery fauna. Special Papers in Palaeontology 76:5-71

Belongs to Pionodema according to R. Li and P. Copper 2006

Sister taxa: Pionodema aberstadti, Pionodema cooperi, Pionodema costata, Pionodema dubia, Pionodema girvaniensis, Pionodema minuscula, Pionodema opima, Pionodema subaequata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (5: Quebec collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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