†Hesperomena canadensis Norford and Ross 1978 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Hesperomenidae
Full reference: B. S. Norford and R. J. Ross. 1978. New species of brachiopods and trilobites from the Middle Ordovician (Whiterock) of southeastern British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 267:1-11
Belongs to Hesperomena according to B. S. Norford and R. J. Ross 1978
Sister taxon: Hesperomena leptellinoidea
Type specimen: GSC 42596, a shell (brachial). Its type locality is GSC 64561. North White River Section, which is in a Darriwilian carbonate limestone/chert in the Skoki Formation of British Columbia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at GSC 64561. North White River Section
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