Plectoglossa davidsoni Barrande 1879 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Alternative combination: Lingula davidsoni

Full reference: J. Barrande. 1879. Classe des Mollusques. Ordre des Brachiopodes. Systême silurien du centre de la Bohême. Iére partie. Recherches paléontologiques 5:1-226

Belongs to Plectoglossa according to V. Havlicek 1998

See also Barrande 1879

Sister taxon: Plectoglossa oklahomensis

Type specimen: L 25971, a valve (pedicle valve)

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plectoglossa davidsoni in the database

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