Leptelloidea (Benignites) heintzi Spjeldnaes 1957 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptellinidae

Full reference: N. Spjeldnaes. 1957. The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway. 8. Brachiopods of the Suborder Strophomenida. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 37(1):1-214

Belongs to Leptelloidea (Benignites) according to N. Spjeldnaes 1957

Sister taxon: Benignites primula

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Ravaldsjøelven, 4aα3 zone, Elnes Fm. (Ordovician of Norway)

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