Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Pseudobigaleaidae
Alternative combination: Bigalea visbyensis
Full reference: J. Pojeta and B. Runnegar. 1976. The paleontology of rostroconch mollusks and the early history of the phylum Mollusca. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 968:1-88
Belongs to Redstonia according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Caldwell and Chatterton 1995, Pojeta and Runnegar 1976 and Rogalla and Amler 2006
Sister taxa: Redstonia buskasi, Redstonia cooperi, Redstonia knaeckei, Redstonia tercierae
Type specimen: SMNH.Mo.18552. Its type locality is Visby C, which is in a Sheinwoodian marine marl in the Upper Visby Formation of Sweden.
Distribution:
• Silurian of Sweden (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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