Hesperonomiella (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperonomiidae

Synonym: Engenella

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

See also Benedetto 2003 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Hesperonomia, Mollesella, Monorthis, Murjukiana, Protohesperonomia, Treioria, Zhanorthis

Subtaxa: Hesperonomiella arcuata Hesperonomiella porcias Hesperonomiella uzunbulakensis

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Type: Protorthis porcias

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Kazakhstan (2), United States (5: Nevada, Utah)

• Whiterockian of United States (1: Utah)

• Arenigian of Argentina (3), United States (2: Nevada, Utah)

• Arenig of Argentina (1), the United Kingdom (1)

• Canadian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Québec)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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