Anazyga orbis Reed 1917 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Anazygidae

Alternative combination: Zygospira orbis

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

See also Reed 1917 and Williams 1962

Sister taxa: Anazyga aequivalvis, Anazyga recurvirostra

Type specimen: B.54337, a shell (complete shell)

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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