†Plectatrypa imbricata Sowerby and Murchison 1839 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Alternative combination: Terebratula imbricata
Belongs to Plectatrypa according to J. Jin and B. D. E. Chatterton 1997
See also Bassett and Cocks 1974 and Mitchell 1977
Sister taxa: Plectatrypa lamellosa, Plectatrypa savagei, Plectatrypa unicosta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jaani of Estonia (2 collections)
• Silurian of Canada (2: New Brunswick, Québec), the Czech Republic (1), Mongolia (2), the Russian Federation (2), Sweden (17), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (4: Nevada, Wisconsin), Venezuela (1)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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