Pionodema subaequata Conrad 1843 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae

Alternative combinations: Dalmanella subaequata, Orthis subaequata, Pianodema subaequata

Belongs to Pionodema according to R. Li and P. Copper 2006

See also Cooper 1956, Hall and Clarke 1892, Temple 1987 and Wilson 1949

Sister taxa: Pionodema aberstadti, Pionodema cooperi, Pionodema costata, Pionodema dubia, Pionodema girvaniensis, Pionodema hypermeca, Pionodema minuscula, Pionodema opima

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec collection), the United Kingdom (1), United States (30: Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia)

Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence

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