Acanthambonia Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Siphonotretida - Siphonotretidae

Parent taxon: Siphonotretidae according to J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer 2011

See also Holmer 1986, Holmer 1989, Popov and Nolvak 1987, Sepkoski 2002, Williams et al. 2000 and Wright 1963

Sister taxa: Acanthamboniinae, Alichovia, Celdobolus, Chilcatreta, Cyrbasiotreta, Eosiphonotreta, Helmersenia, Karnotreta, Mesotreta, Multispinula, Nushbiella, Oaxaquiatreta, Orbaspina, Schizambon, Schizamboninae, Siphonobolus, Siphonotreta, Siphonotretella

Subtaxa: Acanthambonia delicata Acanthambonia klabavensis Acanthambonia minutisima Acanthambonia minutissima Acanthambonia portranensis Acanthambonia virginiensis

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Type: Acanthambonia minutissima

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the Czech Republic (2 collections), Estonia (11), Iran (1), Ireland (1), Lithuania (1), Norway (3), Poland (1), Sweden (9), United States (1: Maine)

• Chazy of United States (1: Alabama)

• Castlemainian of Ireland (1)

Total: 32 collections including 34 occurrences

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