†Hiscobeccus gigas Wang 1949 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Alternative combination: Lepidocyclus gigas
Full reference: Y. Wang. 1949. Maquoketa Brachiopoda of Iowa. Geological Society of America Memoir 42:1-55
Belongs to Hiscobeccus according to C. M. O. Rasmussen 2013
See also Amsden 1983 and Jin 1989
Sister taxa: Hiscobeccus arcticus, Hiscobeccus capax, Hiscobeccus kananaskia, Hiscobeccus rowleyi, Hiscobeccus windermeris
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (18: Manitoba, Quebec collections), United States (5: Nevada, Wyoming)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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