Micromitra bella Billings 1872 (lamp shell)

Paterinata - Paterinida - Paterinidae

Alternative combination: Iphidea bella

Full reference: E. Billings. 1872. On some fossils from the primordial rocks of Newfoundland. Canadian Naturalist and Quarterly Journal of Science 6:465-479

Belongs to Micromitra according to C. B. Skovsted and L.E. Holmer 2005

See also Billings 1872

Sister taxa: Micromitra haydeni, Micromitra lepida, Micromitra nerranubawu, Micromitra semicircularis, Micromitra (Iphidella) louise, Micromitra (Iphidella) nyssa, Iphidella labradorica, Iphidella nisus, Iphidella sculptilis, Iphidella grata, Iphidella major, Iphidella prospectensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), Greenland (8)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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