Rhytiodentalium Pojeta and Runnegar 1979 (mollusk)

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida

Full reference: J., J.r. Pojeta and B. Runnegar. 1979. Rhytiodentalium kentuckyensis, a new genus and new species of Ordovician scaphopod, and the early history of scaphopod molluscs. Journal of Paleontology 53(3):530-541

Parent taxon: Ribeirioidea according to J. S. Peel 2006

See also Pojeta and Runnegar 1979, Reynolds and Steiner 2008, Rohr et al. 2006 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Jinonicella, Ribeiriidae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of United States (1: Alaska collection)

• Ordovician of United States (1: Kentucky)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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