†Tasmanella Laurie 1991 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Orthorhynchulidae
Alternative spelling: Tasmalella
Full reference: J. R. Laurie. 1991. Articulate brachiopods from the Ordovician and Lower Silurian of Tasmania. Association of Australasian Palaeontologists Memoir 11:1-106
Parent taxon: Orthorhynchulidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Orthorhynchula, Orthorhynchuloides, Orthorhynchyllion, Tuvaerhynchus
Subtaxa: Tasmanella curtiseptata Tasmanella nova
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (1 collection), Peru (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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