Plaesiomys anticostiensis Shaler 1865 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae

Belongs to Plaesiomys according to D. F. Wright and A. L. Stigall 2013

Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) saxbyana, Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) solaris, Plaesiomys (Plaesiomys), Plaesiomys (Valcourea), Plaesiomys bellilamellosus, Plaesiomys bellistriatus, Plaesiomys carletona, Plaesiomys cutterensis, Plaesiomys fidelis, Plaesiomys idahoensis, Plaesiomys iphigenia, Plaesiomys multiplicata, Plaesiomys occidentalis, Plaesiomys porcata, Plaesiomys proavita, Plaesiomys rockymontana, Plaesiomys saxbiana, Plaesiomys subcircularis, Plaesiomys subquadratus

Type specimen: MCZ 147679-147682, a shell

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (25: Quebec collections)

Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence

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