Camerella peachi Davidson 1883 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Camerellidae

Alternative combination: Rhynchonella peachi

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

See also Reed 1917 and Williams 1962

Sister taxa: Camarella longirostris, Camerella arkansensis, Camerella immatura, Camerella mica, Camerella minor, Camerella minuta, Camerella nuda, Camerella plicata, Camerella varians, Camerella ventricosa, Camerella volborthi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Main quarries WNW of Craighead Farm, 3 miles from Girvan on Maybole Rd. (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)

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