†Pionodema hypermeca Li and Copper 2006 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae
Full reference: R. Li and P. Copper. 2006. Early Silurian (Llandovery) orthide brachiopods from Anticosti Island, eastern Canada: the O/S extinction recovery fauna. Special Papers in Palaeontology 76:5-71
Belongs to Pionodema according to R. Li and P. Copper 2006
Sister taxa: Pionodema aberstadti, Pionodema cooperi, Pionodema costata, Pionodema dubia, Pionodema girvaniensis, Pionodema minuscula, Pionodema opima, Pionodema subaequata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (5: Quebec collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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