†Valcourea transversa Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245
Belongs to Valcourea according to G. A. Cooper 1956
Sister taxa: Valcourea angulata, Valcourea confinis, Valcourea plana, Valcourea semicarinata, Valcourea strophomenoides
Type specimen: USNM 116971
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (3: Nevada, Oklahoma collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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