†Pionodema minuscula Willard 1928 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae
Alternative combination: Pionodema miniscula
Belongs to Pionodema according to G. A. Cooper 1956
See also Allen and Lester 1957
Sister taxa: Pionodema aberstadti, Pionodema cooperi, Pionodema costata, Pionodema dubia, Pionodema girvaniensis, Pionodema hypermeca, Pionodema opima, Pionodema subaequata
Type specimen: MCZ 8610, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (16: Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia collections)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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