Anisopleurella balclatchiensis Reed 1917 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Alternative combination: Plectambonites quinquecostata balclatchiensis

Full reference: F. R. C. Reed. 1917. The Ordovician and Silurian Brachiopoda of the Girvan District. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 51(4):795-998

Belongs to Anisopleurella according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014

See also Reed 1917 and Williams 1962

Sister taxa: Anisopleurella anceps, Anisopleurella antiqua, Anisopleurella asiatica, Anisopleurella tricostata, Anisopleurella tricostellata, Anisopleurella yichangensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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