Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Full reference: J. L. Benedetto, K. Halpern, and J. C. Galeano Inchausti. 2013. High-latitude Hirnantian (latest Ordovician) brachiopods from the Eusebio Ayala Formation of Paraguay, Paraná Basin. Palaeontology 56(1):61-78
Belongs to Plectothyrella according to J. L. Benedetto et al. 2013
Sister taxon: Plectothyrella crassicosta
Type specimen: CEGH-UNC 24464b, a valve (internal mould of dorsal valve). Its type locality is San Fernando Quarry, which is in a Hirnantian shallow subtidal sandstone/siltstone in the Eusebio Ayala Formation of Paraguay.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Paraguay (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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