†Rhipidomena tenuitesta Willard 1928 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Alternative combination: Strophomena tenuitesta
Full reference: B. Willard. 1928. The brachiopods of the Ottosee and Holston formations of Tennessee and Virginia. Bulletin of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology 68:255-292
Belongs to Rhipidomena according to G. A. Cooper 1956
See also Willard 1928
Sister taxa: Rhipidomena fillocostellata, Rhipidomena mesleri, Rhipidomena subparallela, Rhipidomena tennesseensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of United States (1: Virginia collection)
• Ordovician of United States (8: Tennessee, Virginia)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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