†Virunites Roomusoks 2004 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Full reference: A. Roomusoks. 2004. Ordovician strophomenoid brachiopods of northern Estonia. Fossilia Baltica 3:1-150
Parent taxon: Rafinesquininae according to A. Roomusoks 2004
Sister taxa: Colaptomena, Dirafinesquina, Hedstroemina, Heteromena, Hibernodonta, Kosomena, Odoratus, Pentagomena, Pirgumena, Rafinesquina, Rakverina, Shuangheella, Testaprica
Subtaxa: Virunites orvikui
Type: Virunites orvikui
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Belarus (2 collections), Estonia (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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