Rostricellula subtilicostata Jin et al. 1993 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae

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 Rostricellula according to J. Jin et al. 1993

Sister taxa: Rostricellula ardmillanensis, Rostricellula basalaris, Rostricellula lapworthi, Rostricellula major, Rostricellula marciali, Rostricellula minnesotensis, Rostricellula minuta, Rostricellula nobilis, Rostricellula orientalis, Rostricellula plena, Rostricellula pristina, Rostricellula raymondi, Rostricellula rostrata, Rostricellula simulata, Rostricellula transversa

Type specimen: Its type locality is GSC 80491 and 79894, Harricana River, which is in a Telychian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Ekwan River Formation of Canada

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at GSC 80491 and 79894, Harricana River

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