Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Alternative combination: Orbicula subtruncata
Full reference: J. Hall. 1847. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New York system (equivalent of the Lower Silurian rocks of Europe). Paleontology of New York 1:1-338
Belongs to Craniops according to D. Lehman and J.K. Pope 1989
See also Hall 1847 and Hall and Clarke 1892
Sister taxa: Craniops hamiltoniae, Craniops pristina, Pholidops ovatus, Pholidops subtruncata, Pholidops bellula
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (1: Pennsylvania)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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