†Biernatia Holmer 1989 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Acrotretida - Biernatidae
Parent taxon: Biernatidae according to J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer 2011
See also Holmer 1989, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxon: Opsiconidion
Subtaxa: Biernatia acuta Biernatia curvata Biernatia forte Biernatia holmi Biernatia magnum Biernatia minor Biernatia plana Biernatia rarum
Type: Torynelasma minor rossicum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (5 collections), Estonia (5), Iran (3), Norway (5), the Russian Federation (5), Sweden (25)
• Chazy of United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 49 collections including 53 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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