†Laticrura pionodema Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Linoporellidae
Belongs to Laticrura according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014
See also Cooper 1956, Rasmussen et al. 2012 and Williams 1962
Sister taxa: Laticrura erecta, Laticrura heteropleura, Laticrura inconstans, Laticrura magna, Laticrura rostrata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Porterfield Quarry, 5 miles northeast of Saltville, which is in an Ashbyan reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Edinburg Formation of Virginia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (4 collections), United States (2: Alaska, Virginia)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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