†Mcewanella Foerste 1920 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Parent taxon: Platystrophiidae according to M. A. Zuykov and E. Egerquist 2005
See also Sepkoski 2002, Williams et al. 2000 and Wright 1964
Sister taxa: Acanthorthis, Ffynnonia, Gnamptorhynchos, Neoplatystrophia, Platystrophia, Salacorthis, Siljanostrophia, Vinlandostrophia
Subtaxa: Mcewanella dorsisulcata Mcewanella vulcanica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of France (1 collection), Ireland (1), Norway (2), Portugal (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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