Protochonetes harricanensis Jin et al. 1993 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae

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 Protochonetes according to J. Jin et al. 1993

Sister taxa: Protochonetes elyensis, Protochonetes ludlovensis, Protochonetes ludloviensis, Protochonetes minimus, Protochonetes piltenensis, Protochonetes striatellus

Type specimen: Its type locality is GSC 80491 and 79894, Harricana River, which is in a Telychian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Ekwan River Formation of Canada

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at GSC 80491 and 79894, Harricana River

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