†Atrypella scheii Holtedahl 1914 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Septatrypidae
Belongs to Atrypella according to E. Kirk and T. W. Amsden 1952
Sister taxa: Atrypoidea (Lissatrypella), Atrypoidea australis, Atrypoidea linguata, Atrypoidea praelingulata, Atrypoidea prunum, Atrypella borealis, Atrypella tenuis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Tajikistan (2 collections), United States (1: Alaska)
• Silurian of Canada (23: Northwest Territories), Tajikistan (1), United States (4: Alaska, California)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
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