†Perimecocoelia semicostata Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Camerellidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245
Belongs to Perimecocoelia according to C. M. O. Rasmussen et al. 2012
See also Cooper 1956
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 117159b
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (3: Alaska, Virginia collections)
• Chazy of United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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