Oxoplecia calhouni Wilson 1913 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Belongs to Oxoplecia according to Wilson 1913

Sister taxa: Oxoplecia abnormis, Oxoplecia andersoni, Oxoplecia cooperi, Oxoplecia costellata, Oxoplecia holstonensis, Oxoplecia monitorensis, Oxoplecia multicostellata, Oxoplecia plicata, Oxoplecia subborealis, Oxoplecia ujukensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Michigan, Newberry, Collingwood Formation Lithology 2 (Ordovician of Michigan)

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