Hyattidina Schuchert 1913 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Hyattidinidae

Parent taxon: Hyattidinidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Mitchell 1977, Sepkoski 2002, Sheehan 1977 and Villas and Cocks 1996

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Hyattidina congesta Hyattidina plicata

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Type: Atrypa congesta

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (14: Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Québec collections), China (1), Ireland (2), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (13), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (9), United States (17: Iowa, New York, Ohio, Utah)

• Niagaran of Canada (2: Québec)

• Ordovician of China (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 62 collections including 68 occurrences

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