Glyptambonites Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptellinidae

Parent taxon: Palaeostrophomeninae according to M. Liljeroth et al. 2017

See also Cocks 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Apatomorpha, Goniotrema, Ishimia, Lepidomena, Nikitinamena, Onegia, Palaeostrophomena, Titanambonites, Toquimia, Ujukites

Subtaxa: Glyptambonites glyptus Glyptambonites magnificus Glyptambonites musculosus

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Type: Glyptambonites musculosus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama collection)

• Ordovician of Canada (1: British Columbia), Ireland (1), Kazakhstan (3), the United Kingdom (6), United States (2: Virginia)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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