Rugodavidsonia Copper 1996 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Davidsoniidae

Full reference: P. Copper. 1996. Davidsonia and Rugodavidsonia (new genus), cryptic Devonian atrypid brachiopods from Europe and south China. Journal of Paleontology 70(4):588-602

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Davidsonia, Prodavidsonia, Zeravshania

Subtaxa: Rugodavidsonia woodwardiana

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Type: Davidsonia woodwardiana

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Chimay (Devonian of Belgium)

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