Eoplectodonta (Ygerodiscus) bella Musteikis and Cocks 2004 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Full reference: P. Musteikis and L. R. M. Cocks. 2004. Strophomenide and orthotetide Silurian brachiopods from the Baltic region, with particular reference to Lithuanian boreholes. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49(3):455-482

Belongs to Eoplectodonta (Ygerodiscus) according to P. Musteikis and L. R. M. Cocks 2004

Sister taxa: Eoplectodonta (Ygerodiscus) cornuta, Eoplectodonta (Ygerodiscus) striatacostatus, Eoplectodonta (Ygerodiscus) transversalis, Eoplectodonta (Ygerodiscus) undulata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jaani of Estonia (2 collections), Lithuania (1)

• Silurian of Estonia (11), Lithuania (3)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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