†Leptostrophia (Rhytistrophia) (lamp shell)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Alternative spelling: Rhytistrophia
Parent taxon: Leptostrophia according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Leptostrophia (Leptostrophia), Leptostrophia affinalata, Leptostrophia beckii, Leptostrophia beechhillensis, Leptostrophia inequicostella, Leptostrophia jamesoni, Leptostrophia reedi, Magniventra magniventra
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (1: Ontario), China (2), Colombia (3), the Czech Republic (2), Germany (1), New Zealand (1)
• Silurian of Argentina (1), the Czech Republic (2)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence