†Valdaria Bassett and Cocks 1974 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Parent taxon: Chilidiopsidae according to P. Musteikis and L. R. M. Cocks 2004
See also Bassett and Cocks 1974, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Chilidiopsinae, Fardenia, Gacellinae, Saughina, Xystostrophia
Subtaxa: Valdaria testudo
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of China (3 collections), the Czech Republic (1), Sweden (3)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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