†Cyclospira perplexa Williams 1962 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Cyclospiridae
Alternative combination: Protozyga perplexa
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 Cyclospira according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014
See also Williams 1962
Sister taxa: Cyclospira bisulcata, Cyclospira elegantula, Cyclospira levisulcata, Cyclospira nana, Cyclospira orbus, Cyclospira scanica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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