Linoporella Schuchert and Cooper 1931 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Linoporellidae

Parent taxon: Linoporellidae according to M. Rubel 2011

See also Bassett and Cocks 1974, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Cycladigera, Elasmothyris, Laticrura, Leptoskelidion, Orthotropia, Salopia

Subtaxa: Linoporella punctata

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Type: Orthis punctata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (1: Nova Scotia collection), the Czech Republic (1), Estonia (5), Sweden (9), the United Kingdom (1), United States (5: Iowa, New York)

Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences

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