†Schizonema capillatum Temple 1970 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Alternative combination: Schizonema capillata
Full reference: J. T. Temple. 1970. The Lower Llandovery brachiopods and trilobites from Ffridd Mathrafal, near Meifod, Montgomeryshire. Palaeontological Society Monographs 124(527):1-76
Belongs to Schizonema according to J. T. Temple 1987
See also Temple 1970
Sister taxa: Schizonema fissistriata, Schizoramma valentica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (27 collections)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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