Plaesiomys carletona Twenhofel 1928 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae

Full reference: W. H. Twenhofel. 1928. Geology of Anticosti Island. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 154(2132):1-351

Belongs to Plaesiomys according to J. Jin and R. Zhan 2008

Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) saxbyana, Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) solaris, Plaesiomys (Plaesiomys), Plaesiomys (Valcourea), Plaesiomys anticostiensis, Plaesiomys bellilamellosus, Plaesiomys bellistriatus, 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: GSC 2030k, a shell

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (10: Quebec collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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