Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Alternative combinations: Lepidocyclus arctica, Lepidocyclus arcticus, Rhynchotrema arcticum, Rhynchotrema capax arcticum
Synonyms: Hiscobeccus breve Roy 1941, Lepidocyclus breve Roy 1941, Rhynchotrema anticostiense breve Roy 1941
Full reference: S. K. Roy. 1941. The Upper Ordovician fauna of Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island. Field Museum of Natural History. Geology, Memoirs 2:1-212
Belongs to Hiscobeccus according to A. Sohrabi Hashjin 2013
See also Bolton 1977, Bolton 2000, Miller et al. 1954 and Roy 1941
Sister taxa: Hiscobeccus capax, Hiscobeccus gigas, Hiscobeccus kananaskia, Hiscobeccus rowleyi, Hiscobeccus windermeris
Type specimens:
- Hiscobeccus arcticus: FM P28277
- Hiscobeccus breve: FM P28278.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (4: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences
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