†Murinella muralis Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245
Belongs to Murinella according to G. A. Cooper 1956
Sister taxa: Murinella biconvexa, Murinella partita, Murinella walliensis
Type specimen: USNM 117636a, a valve (pedicle valve)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (3: Tennessee, Virginia collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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