†Coelospira hemispherica de Sowerby and Murchison 1839 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Alternative combinations: Atrypa hemispherica, Leptocoelia hemispherica
Belongs to Coelospira according to F. R. C. Reed 1917
See also de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
Sister taxa: Coelospira camilla, Coelospira concava, Coelospira dichotoma, Coelospira nitens, Coelospira pseudocamilla, Coelospira pusilla, Coelospira virginia
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (58: New York collections)
Total: 58 collections each including a single occurrence
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