†Philhedra athenae Whittard and Barker 1950 (lamp shell)
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Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Alternative combination: Orthisocrania athenae
Belongs to Philhedra according to Whittard and Barker 1950
Sister taxa: Philhedra acutilirata, Philhedra baltica, Philhedra crenistriata, Philhedra cribrum, Philhedra grayii, Philhedra laelia, Philhedra megalophthalma, Philhedra pauciradiata, Philhedra playfairi, Philhedra pulchelloides, Philhedra rowleyi, Philhedra stawyensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Shropshire, Purple Shale, which is in a Telychian marine shale/limestone in the Purple Shale Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Shropshire, Purple Shale
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