Christiania bilobata Reed 1917 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Christianiidae

Alternative combination: Christiania tenuicincta bilobata

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 Christiania according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014

See also Reed 1917 and Williams 1962

Sister taxa: Christiania aseptata, Christiania dalarnensis, Christiania egregia, Christiania elongata, Christiania hastata, Christiania hollii, Christiania holtedahli, Christiania huanghuaensis, Christiania magna, Christiania nilssoni, Christiania perrugata, Christiania portlocki, Christiania proclivis, Christiania skolia, Christiania subquadrata, Christiania sulcata, Christiania tenuicincta, Christiania trentonensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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