Alexenia (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Alexenia alta Alexenia gratiodentalis Alexenia mucronata Alexenia occidentalis Alexenia protexta Alexenia subquadrata

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Austria (1 collection), China (11), United States (19: Oregon)

• Carboniferous of China (1), Italy (1), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 34 collections including 35 occurrences

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