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Hemithiris psittacea (Gmelin, 1790)
Black Lamp Shell
Family: Hemithirididae
A brief taxonomic history of the Lophophorates

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© Neil McDaniel     (Photo ID #66285)

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Distribution of Hemithiris psittacea in British Columbia in British Columbia

Introduction


Uncommon on fjord walls at depths of -15 metres and deeper. Wide distribution: circumboreal, Greenland, Japan, Alaska to Oregon.

Note Author: Neil McDaniel

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
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