†Ptychoglyptus virginensis Willard 1928 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Full reference: B. Willard. 1928. The brachiopods of the Ottosee and Holston formations of Tennessee and Virginia. Bulletin of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology 68:255-292
Belongs to Ptychoglyptus according to B. Willard 1928
Sister taxa: Ptychoglyptus alaensis, Ptychoglyptus bellarugosus, Ptychoglyptus ingenuus, Ptychoglyptus irregularis, Ptychoglyptus pauciradiatus, Ptychoglyptus virginiensis
Type specimen: M.C.Z8626, a shell.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Mongolia (1 collection), United States (1: Pennsylvania)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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