Wyndhamia sphenarctica Waterhouse 1969 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1969. Permian Strophalosiidae (Brachiopoda) from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Journal of Paleontology 43:28-40

Belongs to Wyndhamia according to J. B. Waterhouse 1969

Sister taxa: Wyndhamia gijigensis, Wyndhamia jukesi, Wyndhamia multituberculata, Wyndhamia tjuvaevi, Wyndhamia typica, Wyndhamia valida

Type specimen: GSC 23817. Its type locality is GSC 76029, Cape Fortune, Cameron Island, which is in a Wordian marine sandstone in Canada.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at GSC 76029, Cape Fortune, Cameron Island

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