Parastrophinella thraivensis Reed 1917 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae

Alternative combination: Parastrophia thraivensis

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

See also Reed 1917 and Williams 1962

Sister taxa: Parastrophinella cirrita, Parastrophinella reversa, Parastrophinella youngi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Parastrophinella thraivensis in the database

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