†Kjaerina typa Bancroft 1929 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Synonym: Kjaerina geniculata Bancroft 1929

Belongs to Kjaerina according to L. R. Cocks 2010

See also Hurst 1979 and Roomusoks 2004

Sister taxa: Kjaerina (Villasina), Kjaerina bipartita, Kjaerina complanata, Kjaerina hartae, Kjaerina hedstroemi, Kjaerina jonesi, Kjaerina lepta, Kjaerina orvikui, Kjaerina poljensis, Kjaerina poljiensis

Type specimens:

  • Kjaerina typa: BB 14383, a valve (ventral internal mould)
  • Kjaerina geniculata:

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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