Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptellinidae
Parent taxon: Palaeostrophomeninae according to L. R. Cocks 2010
See also Mitchell 1977, Öpik 1932, Opik 1933, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Apatomorpha, Glyptambonites, Goniotrema, Ishimia, Lepidomena, Nikitinamena, Onegia, Titanambonites, Toquimia, Ujukites
Subtaxa: Palaeostrophomena angulata Palaeostrophomena canalis Palaeostrophomena concava Palaeostrophomena kilbuchoensis Palaeostrophomena subarachnoidea Palaeostrophomena subfilosa Palaeostrophomena subtransversa Palaeostrophomena superba
Type: Palaeostrophomena concava
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of United States (2: Tennessee collections)
• Ordovician of Sweden (4), the United Kingdom (15), United States (4: Tennessee, Virginia)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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