Palaeostrophomena Holtedahl 1916 (lamp shell)

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

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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

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