†Kirkidium knighti Sowerby 1813 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Pentameridae
Alternative combinations: Conchidium knighti, Kirkidium knightii, Pentamerus knighti, Pentamerus knightii
Belongs to Kirkidium according to T. W. Amsden et al. 1967
See also Bassett and Cocks 1974 and Northrop 1939
Sister taxa: Kirkidium (Bateridium), Kirkidium (Pinguaella), Kirkidium sculptum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Niagaran of United States (1: Indiana collection)
• Silurian of Canada (10: Northwest Territories, Quebec), China (2), Lithuania (4), the Russian Federation (1), Sweden (5), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (2: Alaska)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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