Resserella canalis Sowerby 1839 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Alternative combination: Orthis canalis

Belongs to Resserella according to M. Rubel 2011

See also Bassett and Cocks 1974

Sister taxa: Resserella (Howellites), Resserella basalis, Resserella brownsportensis, Resserella diminutiva, Resserella elegantula, Resserella elegantuloides, Resserella impensa, Resserella matutina, Resserella pirguensis, Resserella praeclara, Resserella sabrinae

Subtaxa: Resserella canalis erecta

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Mongolia (1 collection)

• Jaani of Estonia (4), Lithuania (3)

• Silurian of Canada (4: Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Czechia (4), Estonia (2), Lithuania (19), Norway (3), Poland (1), Sweden (2), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (3), United States (14: California, Wisconsin)

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 64 collections each including a single occurrence

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