Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Synonyms: Siberistrophia, Tastaria
Parent taxon: Leptostrophiidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Barbaestrophia, Brachyprion, Castellaroina, Chynistrophia, Eomegastrophia, Eostropheodonta, Gamphalosia, Gibberostrophia, Leptostrophia, Mesoleptostrophia, Nervostrophia, Palaeoleptostrophia, Protomegastrophia, Retrorstrophia, Rotundostrophia, Tubulostrophia, Tudiaophomena, Tuvaechonetes, Tuvaestrophia, Velostrophia, Viodostrophia
Subtaxa: Protoleptostrophia perplana
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Argentina (1 collection), Bolivia (3), Brazil (3), Canada (3: Northwest Territories, Ontario), the Czech Republic (7), Germany (2), Kazakhstan (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (224: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Silurian of Mongolia (2)
Total: 247 collections including 254 occurrences
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