Iphidella major Walcott 1905 (lamp shell)

Paterinata - Paterinida - Paterinidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1905. Cambrian Brachiopoda with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1395):227-337

Belongs to Iphidella according to C. D. Walcott 1905

Sister taxa: Micromitra bella, Micromitra haydeni, Micromitra lepida, Micromitra nerranubawu, Micromitra semicircularis, Iphidella grata, Iphidella prospectensis, Micromitra (Iphidella) nyssa, Micromitra (Iphidella) louise, Iphidella nisus, Iphidella sculptilis, Iphidella labradorica

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Iphidella major in the database

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