Tryblidium arctica Poulsen 1974 (mollusk)

Tergomya - Tryblidiida - Tryblidiidae

Alternative combination: Tryblidium arcticum

Full reference: C. Poulsen. 1974. Silurian Pelecypoda, Monoplacophora and Gastropoda from the reefy facies of the Offley Island Formation of Washington Land and Offley Island (Northwest Greenland). Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab Biolgiske Skrifter 20(7):1-17

Belongs to Tryblidium according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Peel 1977, Peel 1991 and Poulsen 1974

Sister taxa: Tryblidium (Pilina), Tryblidium erato, Tryblidium eubule, Tryblidium exserta, Tryblidium hyrie, Tryblidium modestum, Tryblidium niobe, Tryblidium nycteis, Tryblidium ovale, Tryblidium ovatum, Tryblidium reticulatum, Tryblidium rugosum, Tryblidium simplex, Tryblidium thorsteinssoni

Type specimen: Its type locality is Locality 3. Southwestern tip of Washington Land, into Kane Basin & Kennedy Chann, which is in a Llandovery reef, buildup or bioherm mudstone in the Offley Island Formation of Greenland.

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Locality 3. Southwestern tip of Washington Land, into Kane Basin & Kennedy Chann

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