Pholidops ovatus Hall 1859 (lamp shell)

Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae

Full reference: J. Hall. 1859. Palaeontology: Volume 3. Containing descriptions and figures of the organic remains of the lower Helderberg Group and the Oriskany Sandstone 1855-1859. Part I, Text. Natural History of New York, Geological Survey of New York 3:1-532

Belongs to Pholidops according to J. M. Clarke 1908

See also Hall 1859

Sister taxa: Craniops hamiltoniae, Craniops popovi, Craniops pristina, Craniops subtruncata, Pholidops bellula, Pholidops subtruncata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cap-des-Rosiers. St. Albans Beds. Lower 70 feet. (Devonian of Quebec)

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