Plectatrypa (Gutnia) capidula Copper 1996 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypinidae

Full reference: P. Copper. 1996. New and revised genera of Wenlock-Ludlow atrypids (Silurian Brachiopoda) from Gotland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Journal of Paleontology 70(6):913-923

Belongs to Plectatrypa (Gutnia) according to P. Copper 1996

Sister taxa: Plectatrypa (Gutnia) neutra, Plectatrypa (Gutnia) savagei, Plectatrypa (Gutnia) variabilis

Type specimen: Br46461. Its type locality is Tjälderholm, Tjälder coastal outcrop, which is in a Wenlock reef, buildup or bioherm shale/reef rocks in the Slite Beds Formation of Sweden.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tjälderholm, Tjälder coastal outcrop

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