†Cliftonia psittacina Wahlenberg 1821 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Alternative combination: Anomites psittacinus
Full reference: G. Wahlenberg. 1821. Petrificata telluris svecanae examinata. Acta Soceitatis Regiae Scientarium 8:1-116
Belongs to Cliftonia according to L. Hints and D. A. T. Harper 2015
See also Bergström 1968
Sister taxa: Cliftonia (Cliftonia), Cliftonia lamellosa, Cliftonia obovata, Cliftonia oxoplecioides, Cliftonia striata, Cliftonia tubulistriata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (4 collections), Estonia (8), Latvia (24), Myanmar (1), Norway (11), Sweden (13)
Total: 61 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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