Paterinata - Paterinida - Paterinidae
Alternative spelling: Micromitra (Paterina)
Synonym: Iphidea Billings 1872 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Paterinidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Bengtson 1992, Reed 1917, Sepkoski 2002 and Walcott 1908
Sister taxa: Cordatia, Dictyonina, Dictyonites, Kolihium, Lacunites, Micromitra, Wynnia
Subtaxa: Iphidea alabamaensis Iphidea crenistria Iphidea logani Iphidea pealei Iphidea superba Micromitra (Paterina) stuarti Micromitra (Paterina) wapta Micromitra (Paterina) williardi Paterina alaica Paterina prospectensis Paterina roddyi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (1 collection)
• Delamaran of Canada (12: British Columbia), United States (2: Nevada, Virginia)
• Caerfai of United States (1: Nevada)
• Cambrian of Antarctica (1), Canada (36: Alberta-British Columbia, British Columbia, Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut), China (1), Kyrgyzstan (1), Mexico (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (25: Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington)
Total: 84 collections including 87 occurrences
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