†Palaeostrophia perilla Walcott 1924 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Tetralobulidae
Alternative combination: Syntrophia perilla
Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1924. Cambrian and Ozarkian Brachiopoda, Ozarkian Cephalopods and Notostraca. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 67:477-554
Belongs to Palaeostrophia according to R.-B. Zhan et al. 2010
See also Walcott 1924
Sister taxa: Palaeostrophia angulata, Palaeostrophia fibrillosa, Palaeostrophia orthia, Palaeostrophia tecta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Alberta, British Columbia collections)
• Ibexian of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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