Laqueus quadratus Yabe and Hatai 1934 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae

Belongs to Laqueus according to K. Hatai et al. 1973

See also Cooper 1957, Hatai 1940 and Zezina 2010

Sister taxa: Laqueus astartaeformis, Laqueus blanfordi, Laqueus californicus, Laqueus cockburnensis, Laqueus concentricus, Laqueus elongatus, Laqueus erythreus, Laqueus hanawensis, Laqueus japonicus, Laqueus jeffreysi, Laqueus kosibensis, Laqueus morsei, Laqueus orbicularis, Laqueus pacificus, Laqueus pallidus, Laqueus proprius, Laqueus rubellus, Laqueus suffusus, Laqueus vancouverensis, Laqueus vancouveriensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (3 collections)

• Pliocene of Japan (2)

• Miocene of Japan (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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