Plectatrypa (Plectatrypa) imbricata Sowerby and Murchison 1839 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypinidae

Alternative combinations: Atrypa imbricata, Plectatrypa imbricata, Spirigerina imbricata, Terebratula imbricata

Belongs to Plectatrypa (Plectatrypa) according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Bassett and Cocks 1974, Copper 1996, Jin and Chatterton 1997, Mitchell 1977 and Temple 1987

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jaani of Estonia (2 collections)

• Silurian of Canada (2: New Brunswick, Québec), Czechia (1), Mongolia (2), the Russian Federation (2), Sweden (17), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (4: Nevada, Wisconsin), Venezuela (1)

Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence

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