Rafinesquina nasuta Emmons 1842 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Alternative combination: Strophomena nasuta

Belongs to Rafinesquina according to A. F. Foerste 1924

Sister taxa: Rafinesquina (Playfairia), Rafinesquina (Rafinesquina), Rafinesquina alternata, Rafinesquina declivis, Rafinesquina delicata, Rafinesquina deltoidea, Rafinesquina gibbosa, Rafinesquina insidiosa, Rafinesquina jeffersonensis, Rafinesquina latisculptilis, Rafinesquina lignani, Rafinesquina mesicosta, Rafinesquina mucronata, Rafinesquina percensis, Rafinesquina planulata, Rafinesquina ponderosa, Rafinesquina pseudoloricata, Rafinesquina relicua, Rafinesquina stropheodontoides, Rafinesquina trentonensis, Rafinesquina ultrix, Rafinesquina urbicola

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario collection), United States (1: New York)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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