†Atrypella borealis Kirk and Amsden 1952 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Septatrypidae
Full reference: E. Kirk and T. W. Amsden. 1952. Upper Silurian brachiopods from southeastern Alaska. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 233-C:53-55
Belongs to Atrypella according to E. Kirk and T. W. Amsden 1952
Sister taxa: Atrypoidea (Lissatrypella), Atrypoidea australis, Atrypoidea linguata, Atrypoidea praelingulata, Atrypoidea prunum, Atrypella tenuis, Atrypella scheii
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (8: Northwest Territories collections), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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