†Mimella imperator Billings 1859 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Alternative combinations: Hebertella imperator, Orthis imperator
Belongs to Mimella according to G. A. Cooper 1956
See also Billings 1859 and Raymond 1911
Sister taxa: Mimella borealis, Mimella globosa, Mimella globularis, Mimella nucleoidea, Mimella vulgaris, Mimella zhejiangensis
Type specimen: G.S.C1036a.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of Canada (6: Ontario, Quebec collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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