†Shagamella Boucot and Harper 1968 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Parent taxon: Protochonetinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Jin and Chatterton 1997 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Eoplicanoplia, Hypselonetes, Nabarredia, Protochonetes
Subtaxa: Shagamella ludlovensis
Type: Shagamella ludlovensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whitwellian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories), the Czech Republic (4), Iran (1), Ireland (1), Latvia (1), the United Kingdom (25), Venezuela (1)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
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