Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae
Full reference: D. I. Johnston and B. D. E. Chatterton. 1983. Some silicified Middle Silurian rostroconchs (Mollusca) from the Mackenzie Mountains, N.W.T., Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 20:844-858
Belongs to Mulceodens according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Johnston and Chatterton 1983
Sister taxa: Mulceodens aequicostatus, Mulceodens denticulatus, Mulceodens eboraceus, Mulceodens foxi, Mulceodens jaanussoni, Mulceodens johnstoni, Mulceodens schneideri, Mulceodens sibleyense
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whitwellian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories collections)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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