Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Full reference: A. Williams. 1963. The Caradocian brachiopod faunas of the Bala District, Merionethshire. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Geology) 8(7):327-471
Belongs to Bellimurina (Bellimurina) according to L. R. Cocks 2010
Sister taxa: Bellimurina (Bellimurina) charlottae, Bellimurina (Bellimurina) fluctuosa
Type specimen: BB 29055, a valve (internal and external moulds of a ventral valve). Its type locality is Gelli-grin Group, Caradoc, Bala District, Merionethshire, which is in a Longvillian offshore mudstone/siltstone in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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