Platystrophia dentata Pander 1830 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae

Belongs to Platystrophia according to Pander 1830

Sister taxa: Orthis (Platystrophia) cypha, Orthis (Platystrophia) laticosta, Platystrophia acutilirata, Platystrophia amoena, Platystrophia anomala, Platystrophia baltica, Platystrophia biforatus, Platystrophia caelata, Platystrophia chama, Platystrophia clarksvillensis, Platystrophia colbiensis, Platystrophia costata, Platystrophia costatus, Platystrophia crassa, Platystrophia crassoplicata, Platystrophia cypha, Platystrophia elegantula, Platystrophia extensa, Platystrophia hongueda, Platystrophia humilis, Platystrophia inferaplica, Platystrophia laticosta, Platystrophia lutkevichi, Platystrophia orbiculata, Platystrophia pogrebovi, Platystrophia ponderosa, Platystrophia profundosulcata, Platystrophia putilovensis, Platystrophia quadriplicata, Platystrophia saxbyensis, Platystrophia scotica, Platystrophia tenuicosta, Platystrophia tenuicostata, Platystrophia tramorensis, Platystrophia trentonensis

Subtaxa: Platystrophia dentata dentatoides Platystrophia dentata evari Platystrophia dentata trapezoidalis Platystrophia dentata triata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Belarus (1 collection), Estonia (19), Latvia (5), Lithuania (7), Norway (2), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence

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