Aegiria norvegica Opik 1933 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae

Alternative combination: Aegirea norvegica

Full reference: A. Opik. 1933. Über Plectamboniten. Acta et Commentationes Universitatis Tartuensis, (A) 24(7):1-79

Belongs to Aegirea according to B. Huang et al. 2016

See also Mitchell 1977

Sister taxa: Aegiria (Epelidoaegiria), Aegiria apta, Aegiria garthensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Estonia (1 collection), Norway (11), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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