Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Taffiidae
Full reference: R. B. Neuman. 1971. An early middle Ordovician brachiopod assemblage from Maine, New Brunswick and northern Newfoundland. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 3:113-124
Parent taxon: Ahtiellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ahtiella, Borua, Guttasella, Inversella, Rutrumella
Subtaxa: Schedophyla potteri Schedophyla striata
Type: Schedophyla potteri
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Fennian of Canada (1: New Brunswick collection)
• Dawan of China (2)
• Arenig of Canada (1: New Brunswick), China (1)
• Ordovician of China (7)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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