Brachyprion robustus Twenhofel 1928 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Alternative combination: Brachyprion robustum

Full reference: W. H. Twenhofel. 1928. Geology of Anticosti Island. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 154(2132):1-351

Belongs to Brachyprion according to C. W. Stearn 1956

See also Twenhofel 1928

Sister taxa: Brachyprion (Brachyprion), Brachyprion (Eomegastrophia), Brachyprion (Erinostrophia), Brachyprion arenacea, Brachyprion arenaceus, Brachyprion attenuata, Brachyprion kurzemensis, Brachyprion leda, Brachyprion mirabilis, Brachyprion portlocki, Stropheodonta (Brachyprion) arata, Stropheodonta (Brachyprion) gibbera

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (3: Manitoba collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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