Laqueus astartaeformis Hatai 1940 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae

Full reference: K. M. Hatai. 1940. The Cenozoic Brachiopoda of Japan. Science Reports, Tohoku Imperial University, Series 2 20:1-413

Belongs to Laqueus according to K. M. Hatai 1940

Sister taxa: Laqueus blanfordi, Laqueus californicus, Laqueus cockburnensis, Laqueus concentricus, Laqueus elongatus, Laqueus erythreus, Laqueus hanawensis, Laqueus japonicus, Laqueus jeffreysi, Laqueus kosibensis, Laqueus morsei, Laqueus orbicularis, Laqueus pacificus, Laqueus pallidus, Laqueus proprius, Laqueus quadratus, Laqueus rubellus, Laqueus suffusus, Laqueus vancouverensis, Laqueus vancouveriensis

Type specimen: IGPS 15427

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Laqueus astartaeformis in the database

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