Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Alternative combination: Microtrypa cassata
Full reference: A. Williams. 1962. The Barr and lower Ardmillan series (Caradoc) of the Girvan District, south-west Ayrshire, with descriptions of the Brachiopoda. Memoir - Geological Society of London 3:1-267
Belongs to Trigrammaria according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014
See also Williams 1962
Sister taxa: Trigrammaria altilis, Trigrammaria ampla, Trigrammaria estonica, Trigrammaria minima, Trigrammaria trigonalis, Trigrammaria winchelli, Microtrypa minima, Microtrypa oelandica, Microtrypa estonica
Type specimen: BB.15237, a valve (Internal mould of brachial valve)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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