†Becscia Copper 1995 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Septatrypidae
Alternative spelling: Becsia
Full reference: P. Copper. 1995. Five new genera of Late Ordovician - Early Silurian brachiopods from Anticosti Island, eastern Canada. Journal of Paleontology 69(5):846-861
Parent taxon: Septatrypinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Copper 1995 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Atrypoidea, Cerberatrypa, Cromatrypa, Septatrypa
Subtaxa: Becscia carletona Becscia scissura
Type: Becscia scissura
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (3: Quebec collections)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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