Kjaerina lepta Spjeldnaes 1957 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Alternative combination: Rafinesquina (Kjaerina) lepta

Full reference: N. Spjeldnaes. 1957. The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway. 8. Brachiopods of the Suborder Strophomenida. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 37(1):1-214

Belongs to Kjaerina according to D. A. T. Harper et al. 1984

See also Spjeldnaes 1957

Sister taxa: Kjaerina (Villasina), Kjaerina bipartita, Kjaerina complanata, Kjaerina hartae, Kjaerina hedstroemi, Kjaerina jonesi, Kjaerina orvikui, Kjaerina poljensis, Kjaerina poljiensis, Kjaerina typa

Type specimen: PMO 67133

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Norway (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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