†Scaphorthis virginiensis Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Giraldiellidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245
Belongs to Scaphorthis according to C. M. O. Rasmussen et al. 2012
See also Cooper 1956 and Williams 1962
Sister taxa: Scaphorthis aulacis, Scaphorthis perplexa, Scaphorthis sulcata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (2 collections), United States (2: Alaska, Virginia)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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