Strophomena filitexta Hall 1847 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Alternative combination: Leptaena filitexta

Belongs to Strophomena according to R. Zhan et al. 2013

See also Cooper 1956 and Fenton 1929

Sister taxa: Streptorhynchus (Strophomena), Strophomena (Actinomena), Strophomena (Eostrophomena), Strophomena (Keilamena), Strophomena (Pentlandina), Strophomena (Strophomena), Strophomena aesopea, Strophomena amoena, Strophomena arcuata, Strophomena auburnensis, Strophomena billingsi, Strophomena cancellata, Strophomena compressa, Strophomena concordensis, Strophomena depressa, Strophomena dignata, Strophomena extensa, Strophomena folium, Strophomena fontinalis, Strophomena girvanensis, Strophomena grandes, Strophomena hollii, Strophomena huronensis, Strophomena incurvata, Strophomena inspeciosa, Strophomena keilhaui, Strophomena lata, Strophomena lethea, Strophomena magna, Strophomena maysvillensis, Strophomena nutans, Strophomena occidentalis, Strophomena parvula, Strophomena parvula, Strophomena pectenoides, Strophomena pectinoides, Strophomena planoconvexa, Strophomena planumbona, Strophomena plattinensis, Strophomena rhomboidalis, Strophomena rukavishnikovae, Strophomena satterfieldi, Strophomena scofieldi, Strophomena septata, Strophomena trilobata, Strophomena varsensis, Strophomena vetusta

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (5: Ontario collections), United States (14: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Tennessee, Virginia)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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