Rostricellula minnesotensis Sardeson 1892 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae

Alternative combinations: Rhynchonella minnesotensis, Rhynchotrema minnesotense

Full reference: F.W. Sardeson. 1892. Fossils in the St. Peter sandstone. Minnesota Academy of Natural Science Bulletin 3:319-326

Belongs to Rostricellula according to G. A. Cooper 1956

See also Hume 1925 and Sardeson 1892

Sister taxa: Rostricellula ardmillanensis, Rostricellula basalaris, Rostricellula lapworthi, Rostricellula major, Rostricellula marciali, Rostricellula minuta, Rostricellula nobilis, Rostricellula orientalis, Rostricellula plena, Rostricellula pristina, Rostricellula raymondi, Rostricellula rostrata, Rostricellula simulata, Rostricellula subtilicostata, Rostricellula transversa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (5: Ontario collections), United States (15: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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