Biernatia Holmer 1989 (lamp shell)

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

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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

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