Multicostella (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae

Parent taxon: Plaesiomyinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Austinella, Campylorthis, Chaulistomella, Dinorthis, Madiorthis, Plaesiomys, Retrorsirostra, Valcourea

Subtaxa: Multicostella platys Multicostella plena Multicostella rectangulata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Uhaku of the Russian Federation (1 collection)

• Chazyan of Canada (12: Ontario, Quebec), United States (47: New York, Tennessee)

• Ordovician of China (3), the Russian Federation (10), the United Kingdom (3), United States (63: California, Georgia, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia)

Total: 139 collections including 147 occurrences

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