Taphrorthis immatura Williams and Curry 1985 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Full reference: A. S. Williams and G. B. Curry. 1985. Lower Ordovician Brachiopoda from the Tourmakeady Limestone, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 38(4):183-269

Belongs to Taphrorthis according to A. S. Williams and G. B. Curry 1985

Sister taxa: Taphrorthis aspera, Taphrorthis bellatrix, Taphrorthis emarginata, Taphrorthis guizhouensis, Taphrorthis peculiaris

Type specimen: Its type locality is banks of un-named stream, 2km south-west of Srah Bridge, which is in a Castlemainian/Yapeenian carbonate limestone in the Tourmakeady Formation of Ireland

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (2: Alaska)

• Castlemainian of Ireland (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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