Luhaia candelabra Cocks 2005 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae

Full reference: L.R.M. Cocks. 2005. Strophomenate Brachiopods from the late Ordovician Boda Limestone of Sweden: their systematics and implications for palaeogeography. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3:243-282

Belongs to Luhaia according to L.R.M. Cocks 2005

Sister taxa: Luhaia bakanasensis, Luhaia vardi

Type specimen: BC 58002 (a dorsal valve). Its type locality is Kallholn (Kallhäll), Boda Limestone, which is in a Pirgu/Porkuni reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Boda Limestone Formation of Sweden.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Sweden (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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