Lingulata - Lingulida - Botsfordiidae
Alternative combination: Orbicula caelata
Full reference: J. Hall. 1847. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New York system (equivalent of the Lower Silurian rocks of Europe). Paleontology of New York 1:1-338
Belongs to Botsfordia according to C. B. Skovsted et al. 2017
See also Skovsted and Holmer 2005
Sister taxa: Botsfordia barrandei, Botsfordia minuta, Botsfordia paucigranulata, Botsfordia pulcher
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (13: Labrador, Newfoundland), Greenland (13), Kazakhstan (5), United States (6: New York)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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