†Alaskospira fabiformis Jin et al. 1993 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
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 Alaskospira according to J. Jin et al. 1993
Sister taxon: Alaskospira dunbari
Type specimen: Its type locality is GSC C-4463, Ekwan River, which is in a Telychian shallow subtidal limestone in the Attawapiskat Formation of Canada
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (2: Ontario collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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