Plaesiomys porcata M'Coy 1846 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae

Alternative combination: Orthis porcata

Full reference: F. M'Coy. 1846. A synopsis of the characters of the Silurian fossils of Ireland: collected from several districts by Richard Griffith 1-72

Belongs to Plaesiomys according to L. R. M. Cocks 2014

See also Hiller 1980, M'Coy 1846 and Wright 1964

Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) saxbyana, Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) solaris, Plaesiomys (Plaesiomys), Plaesiomys (Valcourea), Plaesiomys anticostiensis, Plaesiomys bellilamellosus, Plaesiomys bellistriatus, Plaesiomys carletona, Plaesiomys cutterensis, Plaesiomys fidelis, Plaesiomys idahoensis, Plaesiomys iphigenia, Plaesiomys multiplicata, Plaesiomys occidentalis, Plaesiomys proavita, Plaesiomys rockymontana, Plaesiomys saxbiana, Plaesiomys subcircularis, Plaesiomys subquadratus

Subtaxa: Plaesiomys porcata lata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Ireland (1 collection), the United Kingdom (13)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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