Cyrtina hamiltonensis Hall 1857 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae

Alternative combination: Cyrtia hamiltonensis

Belongs to Cyrtina according to R. L. Ellison 1965

See also Hall 1857, Hall 1867 and Walcott 1884

Sister taxa: Cyrtina (Cyrtina), Cyrtina billingsi, Cyrtina bouchardi, Cyrtina burlingtonensis, Cyrtina davidsoni, Cyrtina katzeri, Cyrtina minuta, Cyrtina varia, Cyrtina walteri

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (8: Manitoba, Ontario collections), Colombia (1), United States (137: Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania)

Total: 146 collections each including a single occurrence

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