Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
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 Dalejina according to J. Jin et al. 1993
Sister taxa: Dalejina alsa, Dalejina hanusi, Dalejina hybrida, Dalejina junonis, Dalejina livia, Dalejina phaseola, Dalejina subfrequens, Rhipidomelloides oblata
Type specimen: GSC 102909, a valve (pedicle valve). Its type locality is SYL 82-10, Lac Salomon, which is in an Aeronian shallow subtidal limestone in the Severn River Formation of Canada.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (2: Nunavut, Quebec collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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