†Tcherskidium (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Virgianidae
Alternative spelling: Tscherskidium
Parent taxon: Virgianinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Borealis, Deloprosopus, Holorhynchus, Paraconchidium, Proconchidium, Prostricklandia, Virgiana, Virgianella, Viridita
Subtaxa: Tcherskidium ulkuntasense Tcherskidium unicum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (2 collections), Kazakhstan (1), the Russian Federation (3), United States (5: Alaska)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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