Bystromena Williams 1974 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Glyptomenidae

Parent taxon: Glyptomeninae according to L. R. Cocks 2010

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Avdeevella, Buminomena, Glyptomena, Hesperinia, Linostrophomena, Mjoesina, Paromalomena, Pionomena, Platymena, Pomeromena, Primotimena, Proboscisambon, Qianomena, Resupinsculpta

Subtaxa: Bystromena perplexa

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Argentina (1 collection), the United Kingdom (7)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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