†Multicostella platys Billings 1859 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Alternative combinations: Dinorthis platys, Orthis platys, Plaesiomys platys
Belongs to Multicostella according to G. A. Cooper 1956
See also Billings 1859 and Schuchert 1897
Sister taxa: Multicostella plena, Multicostella rectangulata
Type specimen: G.S.C1034, a shell.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of Canada (7: Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (46: New York, Tennessee)
• Ordovician of United States (20: Virginia)
Total: 73 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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