†Microsphaeridiorhynchus litchfieldensis Schuchert 1903 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Alternative combination: Rhynchonella litchfieldensis
Belongs to Microsphaeridiorhynchus according to M. G. Bassett and L. R. M. Cocks 1974
Sister taxa: Microsphaeridiorhynchus hercostomaticum, Microsphaeridiorhynchus nucula
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Protathyris Community of the Tonoloway Formation, Pendleton Co., West Virginia (Silurian of West Virginia)
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