Costistricklandia brevis Billings 1859 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Stricklandiidae

Alternative combinations: Stricklandia brevis, Stricklandinia brevis

Belongs to Costistricklandia according to J. Jin and P. Copper 2000

Sister taxa: Costistricklandia gaspeensis, Costistricklandia lirata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at A0333 Escarpement Bagot, ~1.5 km west of Pointe du Sud (by lighthouse) (Silurian of Quebec)

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