Liljevallia Hedstrom 1917 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptaenoideidae

Parent taxon: Leptaenoideidae according to P. Musteikis and L. R. M. Cocks 2004

See also Bassett and Cocks 1974, Jin and Chatterton 1997, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Leptaenisca, Leptaenoidea, Leptaenomendax, Taleoleptaena

Subtaxa: Liljevallia amorpha Liljevallia gotlandica Liljevallia vieillensis

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Type: Liljevallia gotlandica

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Whitwellian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection)

• Silurian of Canada (6: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec), Sweden (2)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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