†Mimella borealis Billings 1859 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Alternative combinations: Hebertella borealis, Orthis borealis

Belongs to Mimella according to G. A. Cooper 1956

See also Billings 1859

Sister taxa: Mimella globosa, Mimella globularis, Mimella imperator, Mimella nucleoidea, Mimella vulgaris, Mimella zhejiangensis

Type specimen: G.S.C1035c..

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Chazyan of Canada (11: Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (4: New York)

• Ordovician of United States (19: Georgia, Tennessee)

Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence

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