Ahtiella concava Bates 1968 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Taffiidae

Full reference: D. E. B. Bates. 1968. The Lower Palaeozoic brachiopod and trilobite faunas of Anglesey. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), London, (Geology) 16(4):125-199

Belongs to Ahtiella according to L. R. M. Cocks and J. -Y. Rong 1989

See also Bates 1968

Sister taxa: Ahtiella arenaria, Ahtiella argentina, Ahtiella baltica, Ahtiella jaanussoni, Ahtiella lirata, Ahtiella oelandica, Ahtiella paucirugosa, Ahtiella plana, Ahtiella zarelae

Type specimen: Its type locality is 50 yds. north of Ty-bach Cottage, Bod Deiniol, which is in an Abereiddian carbonate horizon in the Bod Deiniol Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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