Zygospira resupinata Wang 1949 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Anazygidae

Belongs to Zygospira according to P. Copper 1977

See also Howe 1965 and Wang 1949

Sister taxa: Zygospira deflecta, Zygospira fallax, Zygospira gutta, Zygospira kentuckiensis, Zygospira lebanonensis, Zygospira matutina, Zygospira meafordensis, Zygospira modesta, Zygospira sulcata

Subtaxa: Zygospira resupinata multicostata

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Type specimen: SUI 1873

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (6: Manitoba collections), United States (9: Iowa, New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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