Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Alternative combinations: Macrocoelia macallumi, Rafinesquina expansa macallumi
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 Colaptomena according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014
See also Reed 1917 and Williams 1962
Sister taxa: Colaptomena auduni, Colaptomena concentrica, Colaptomena expansa, Colaptomena leptostrophoidea, Colaptomena obesa, Colaptomena pseudopecten, Macrocoelia champlainensis, Macrocoelia rotunda, Macrocoelia elegantula, Macrocoelia ruedemanni, Macrocoelia concentrica, Macrocoelia magna, Macrocoelia llandeiloensis, Macrocoelia insolita
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at 450 yards WSW of Minuntion Farm, north side of Stinchar River (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)
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