†Nucleospira hecetensis Kirk and Amsden 1952 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
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 Nucleospira according to E. Kirk and T. W. Amsden 1952
Sister taxa: Nucleospira bellornata, Nucleospira concinna, Nucleospira cunctata, Nucleospira lentilca, Nucleospira pisum, Nucleospira subsphaerica, Nucleospira superata, Nucleospira ventricosa
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (2: Alaska collections)
• Silurian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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