Kirkirhynchus reesidei Kirk and Amsden 1952 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae

Alternative combinations: Ancillotoechia reesidei, Camarotoechia reesidei

Full reference: E. Kirk and T. W. Amsden. 1952. Upper Silurian brachiopods from southeastern Alaska. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 233-C:53-55

Belongs to Kirkirhynchus according to V. V. Baranov and R. B. Blodgett 2015

See also Kirk and Amsden 1952

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 116570, USNM 116571

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (2: Alaska collections)

• Silurian of United States (1: California)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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