Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Full reference: J. Jin, W. G. E. Caldwell, and B. S. Norford. 1993. Early Silurian brachiopods and biostratigraphy of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. Bulletin Geological Survey of Canada 457:1-221
Belongs to Whitfieldella according to J. Jin et al. 1993
Sister taxa: Whitfieldella billingsana, Whitfieldella nitida, Whitfieldella pygmaea
Type specimen: Its type locality is GSC C-4459, Ekwan River, which is in a Telychian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Attawapiskat Formation of Canada
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whitwellian of Canada (3: Northwest Territories collections)
• Silurian of Canada (17: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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