Cliftonia psittacina Wahlenberg 1821 (lamp shell)

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

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