Cyrtinaella causa Johnson 1970 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae

Full reference: J. G. Johnson. 1970. Great Basin Lower Devonian Brachiopoda. Geological Society of America Special Paper (131)1-421

Belongs to Cyrtinaella according to J. G. Johnson 1970

Sister taxon: Cyrtinaella biplicata

Type specimen: Its type locality is USNM 10808. North flank of Ikes Canyon, which is in a Lochkovian open shallow subtidal limestone in the McMonnigal Limestone Formation of Nevada.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (2: Nevada collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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