Hesperomena Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Hesperomenidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245

Parent taxon: Hesperomenidae according to J. L. Benedetto 2012

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Anoptambonites, Aulie, Chaganella, Kassinella, Rongambonites

Subtaxa: Hesperomena canadensis Hesperomena leptellinoidea

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (1: British Columbia collection)

• Whiterockian of United States (3: Nevada)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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