Multispinula scotica Davidson 1877 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Siphonotretida - Siphonotretidae

Alternative combinations: Schizambon scoticum, Siphonotreta scotica

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

See also Williams 1962

Sister taxa: Multispinula bondarevi, Multispinula cuneata

Ecology: stationary low-level 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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