Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Full reference: E. Villas and L. R. M. Cocks. 1996. The first early Silurian brachiopod fauna from the Iberian Peninsula. Journal of Paleontology 70(4):571-588

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

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Villas and Cocks 1996

Sister taxa: Barbaestrophia, Brachyprion, Castellaroina, Chynistrophia, Eomegastrophia, Eostropheodonta, Gamphalosia, Gibberostrophia, Leptostrophia, Mesoleptostrophia, Nervostrophia, Palaeoleptostrophia, Protoleptostrophia, Protomegastrophia, Retrorstrophia, Rotundostrophia, Tubulostrophia, Tudiaophomena, Tuvaechonetes, Tuvaestrophia, Velostrophia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Asturian coast, El Castro Fm. (Viodo Limestone Mbr.), Asturias, Spain (Silurian of Spain)

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