Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Lissatrypidae
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: Lissatrypidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Copper 1995 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Atrypellina, Aulacatrypa, Australina, Cyclospirinae, Holynatrypa, Levispira, Lissatrypinae, Meifodia, Parmula, Protozyginae, Radimatrypa, Shrockia, Tectatrypa
Subtaxa: Cerasina antiquata Cerasina discoidalis Cerasina obliquata Cerasina pycnata Cerasina solitaria
Type: Cerasina pycnata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (24: Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec collections), the Russian Federation (5)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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