Aesopomum Havlicek 1965 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae

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

See also Johnson 1970 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Areostrophia, Carinastrophia, Imbriea

Subtaxa: Aesopomum delicatum Aesopomum varistriatus

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (9: Yukon), China (2), the Czech Republic (2), the Russian Federation (1), United States (4: Nevada, New York)

• Silurian of Canada (5: Yukon, Yukon Territory), China (7)

Total: 31 collections including 35 occurrences

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