†Opikina septata Salmon 1942 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Full reference: E. S. Salmon. 1942. Mohawkian Rafinesquinae. Journal of Paleontology 16(5):564-603
Belongs to Opikina according to E. S. Salmon 1942
See also Congreve et al. 2019, Pope 1976, Pope 1982 and Rong and Cocks 1994
Sister taxa: Opikina clara, Opikina expatiata, Opikina extensa, Opikina glabella, Opikina matutina, Opikina nasuta, Opikina parvula, Opikina platys, Opikina rugosa, Opikina varia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Ontario collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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