Hirella gracilis Heintz 1939 (vertebrate)

Osteostraci - Cephalaspidiformes - Ateleaspididae

Originally named Micraspis gracilis

Full reference: A. Heintz. 1939. Cephalaspida from Downtonian of Norway. Skrifter Utgitt av det Norske Videnskaps-. Akademi i Oslo. Matematisk-Naturvidenskapelig Klasse 5:1-167

Belongs to Hirella according to A. Heintz 1939

Sister taxon: Hirella denisoni

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Nanahughmilleria norvegica-Ostracoderm Comm. at Rudstangen, Ringerike Dist. (Silurian of Norway)

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