Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Ribeiriidae
Full reference: J. Pojeta, J. Gilbert-Tomlinson, and J.H. Shergold. 1977. Cambrian and Ordovician rostroconch molluscs from Northern Australia. Australian Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 171:1-54
Belongs to Ptychopegma according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Pojeta et al. 1977
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Locality 21. B 230. Low rises on west side of Swift Hills, 1.5 kilometers east of Middle Creek, 2.4 kilometers north of the fence, which is in a Datsonian carbonate limestone in the Ninmaroo Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (1 collection)
• Cambrian of Australia (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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