Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristidae
Full reference: J. Jin and B. D. E. Chatterton. 1997. Latest Ordovician-Silurian articulate brachiopods and biostratigraphy of the Avalanche Lake area, southwestern District of Mackenzie, Canada. Palaeontographica Canadiana 13:1-62
Belongs to Merista according to J. Jin and B. D. E. Chatterton 1997
Sister taxa: Merista fabulosa, Merista herculea, Merista maccullochensis, Merista oklahomensis, Merista rhombiformis, Merista tennesseensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whitwellian of Canada (3: Northwest Territories collections)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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