Scaphorthis perplexa Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Giraldiellidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245

Belongs to Scaphorthis according to G. A. Cooper 1956

Sister taxa: Scaphorthis aulacis, Scaphorthis sulcata, Scaphorthis virginiensis

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 Canada (3: British Columbia collections), United States (2: Nevada, Virginia)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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