Hebertella alveata Foerste 1909 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Alternative combination: Hebertella alveolata

Belongs to Hebertella according to D. F. Wright and A. L. Stigall 2013

See also Foerste 1909 and Rong et al. 1999

Sister taxa: Hebertella (Schizonema), Hebertella bursa, Hebertella dinorthoides, Hebertella estonica, Hebertella frankfortensis, Hebertella maria, Hebertella montoyensis, Hebertella occidentalis, Hebertella parksensis, Hebertella prestonensis, Hebertella richmondensis, Hebertella sinuata, Hebertella subjugata, Orthis (Hebertella) scotica

Type specimen: USNM 78452

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (19: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio collections)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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