Monomerella Billings 1872 (lamp shell)

Craniata - Trimerellida - Trimerellidae

Parent taxon: Trimerellidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Jaanuson 1966 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Costitrimerella, Dinobolus, Eodinobolus, Fengzuella, Gasconsia, Gyroselenella, Obolellina, Ovidiella, Palaeotrimerella, Paradinobolus, Peritrimerella, Rhynobolus, Sinotrimerella, Trimerella, Yidurella

Subtaxa: Monomerella antiqua

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (4: Manitoba, Ontario collections), United States (1: Iowa)

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Manitoba), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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