Rhynchotrema fringilla Billings 1862 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae

Alternative combinations: Ancillotoechia fringilla, Camarotoechia fringilla, Rhynchonella fringilla

Belongs to Rhynchotrema according to J. Jin 1989

See also Bolton 1981, Krumbeck 1924, Northrop 1939 and Twenhofel 1928

Sister taxa: Rhynchotrema dentatum, Rhynchotrema increbescens, Rhynchotrema iowense, Rhynchotrema nobilis, Rhynchotrema nutrix, Rhynchotrema oepiki, Rhynchotrema parva, Rhynchotrema parviseptatum, Rhynchotrema perlamellosum, Rhynchotrema plicata, Rhynchotrema plicatum, Rhynchotrema pulchellum, Rhynchotrema seletensis, Rhynchotrema tamarackensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Indonesia (1 collection)

• Silurian of Canada (4: Quebec, Québec)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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