Siljanostrophia camerata Twenhofel 1928 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae

Alternative combinations: Gnamptorhynchos camerata, Platystrophia camerata

Full reference: W. H. Twenhofel. 1928. Geology of Anticosti Island. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 154(2132):1-351

Belongs to Siljanostrophia according to J. Jin and R. Zhan 2008

See also Jin and Zhan 2000

Sister taxon: Siljanostrophia jaanussoni

Type specimen: YPM 10344, a shell

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Quebec collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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