†Virgiana utahensis Sheehan 1980 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Virgianidae
Full reference: P. M. Sheehan. 1980. The Late Ordovician and Silurian of the Eastern Great Basin, Part 3. Brachiopods of the Tony Grove Lake Member of the Laketown Dolomite. Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology 30:1-23
Belongs to Virgiana according to P. M. Sheehan 1980
Sister taxa: Virgiana barrandei, Virgiana decussata, Virgiana mayvillensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (7: Nevada, Utah collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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