Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Alternative combination: Plaesiomys belilamellosus
Full reference: Y. Wang. 1949. Maquoketa Brachiopoda of Iowa. Geological Society of America Memoir 42:1-55
Belongs to Plaesiomys according to D. F. Wright and A. L. Stigall 2013
See also Wang 1949
Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) saxbyana, Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) solaris, Plaesiomys (Plaesiomys), Plaesiomys (Valcourea), Plaesiomys anticostiensis, Plaesiomys bellistriatus, Plaesiomys carletona, Plaesiomys cutterensis, Plaesiomys fidelis, Plaesiomys idahoensis, Plaesiomys iphigenia, Plaesiomys multiplicata, Plaesiomys occidentalis, Plaesiomys porcata, Plaesiomys proavita, Plaesiomys rockymontana, Plaesiomys saxbiana, Plaesiomys subcircularis, Plaesiomys subquadratus
Type specimen: SUI 1804, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Colorado, Iowa collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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