Areostrophia (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aesopomum, Carinastrophia, Imbriea

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of China (2 collections), the Czech Republic (7), Germany (1), the Russian Federation (4)

• Silurian of the Czech Republic (3), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 18 collections including 20 occurrences

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