†Myocaris Salter 1864 (mollusk)
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Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Technophoridae
Full reference: J. W. Salter. 1864. On some points in ancient physical geography, illustrated by fossils from a pebble-bed at Budleigh Salterton, Devonshire. Geological Magazine 1:5-12
Parent taxon: Technophoridae according to J. Pojeta and B. Runnegar 1976
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Kimopegma, Pleuropegma, Technophorus
Subtaxa: Myocaris lutraria Myocaris plicata Myocaris sharpei
Type: Myocaris lutraria
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Dobrotivian of Spain (2 collections)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Québec), the Czech Republic (4), Norway (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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