Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cyrtodontidae
Alternative combination: Cyrtodonta sigmoides
Belongs to Whitella according to W. H. Twenhofel 1928
Sister taxa: Cyrtodontula complanata, Cyrtodontula compressa, Cyrtodontula delacarlica, Cyrtodontula dubia, Cyrtodontula hadzeli, Cyrtodontula obliquata, Cyrtodontula sohli, Cyrtodontula subtruncata, Cyrtodontula truncata, Cyrtodontula ventricosa, Whitella goniumbonata, Whitella radiata, Whitella hindi, Whitella torontoensis, Whitella sterlingensis, Whitella lata, Whitella plebia, Whitella securiformis, Whitella acutiumbonis, Whitella parksi, Whitella impressata, Whitella huguesensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Quebec collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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