Plicanoplia (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Anopliidae

Parent taxon: Caenanopliinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arcuaminetes, Caenanoplia, Caplinoplia, Celtanoplia, Chilenochonetes, Costachonetes, Costachonetina, Devonaria, Globosochonetes, Permochonetes, Pinegochonetes, Songzichonetes, Subglobosochonetes

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Argentina (1 collection), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (2), Spain (3), United States (2: New York), Uzbekistan (1)

• Silurian of Canada (1: Québec)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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