†Austinella multicostella Alberstadt 1973 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Full reference: L. P. Alberstadt. 1973. Articulate brachiopods of the Viola Formation (Ordovician) in the Arbuckle Mountains, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 117:1-90
Belongs to Austinella according to C. D. Sproat and J. Jin 2013
See also Alberstadt 1973
Sister taxa: Austinella kankakensis, Austinella sarybulakensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (6: Oklahoma collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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