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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