Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Full reference: J. L. Benedetto. 2015. A Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) dysaerobic brachiopod assemblage from the Precordillera terrane of Argentina: implications for early colonization of deep waters. Ameghiniana 52(1):69-106
Belongs to Philhedra according to J. L. Benedetto 2015
Sister taxa: Philhedra acutilirata, Philhedra athenae, Philhedra baltica, Philhedra crenistriata, Philhedra cribrum, Philhedra grayii, Philhedra laelia, Philhedra megalophthalma, Philhedra playfairi, Philhedra pulchelloides, Philhedra rowleyi, Philhedra stawyensis, Philhedra trigonalis
Type specimen: CEGH-UNC 25768, a valve (internal and external molds of a single dorsal valve). Its type locality is Cerro La Chilca Section Palaeoglossa–Chilcorthis Association, which is in a Darriwilian deep-water shale/marl in the Los Azules Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Cerro La Chilca Section Palaeoglossa–Chilcorthis Association
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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