Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristidae
Full reference: J. Jin, W. G. E. Caldwell, and B. S. Norford. 1993. Early Silurian brachiopods and biostratigraphy of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. Bulletin Geological Survey of Canada 457:1-221
Belongs to Merista according to J. Jin et al. 1993
Sister taxa: Merista cuneatina, Merista fabulosa, Merista herculea, Merista maccullochensis, Merista oklahomensis, Merista tennesseensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is GSC 80565, Attawapiskat River, which is in a Telychian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Attawapiskat Formation of Canada
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (11: Nunavut, Ontario collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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