Rensselaeria (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Centronellidae

Parent taxon: Rensselaeriinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Boucot et al. 2008 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Etymothyris, Nanothyris, Rensselaerina

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (2: New Brunswick, Quebec collections), South Africa (5), United States (4: Nevada, New York)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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