Psiloria pauperata Cooper 1976 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Protorthidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1976. Lower Cambrian brachiopods from the Rift Valley (Isreal and Jordan). Journal of Paleontology 50(2):269-289

Belongs to Psiloria according to G. A. Cooper 1976

Sister taxa: Psiloria alata, Psiloria dayei, Psiloria dayi

Type specimen: HU 35158a, a shell (ventral valve). Its type locality is Nimra Formation, (southern) Negev, Israel - Cooper 1976, which is in the Lenian of dolomite the Nimra Formation Israel.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Israel (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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