Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Hesperomenidae
Full reference: L.R.M. Cocks. 2005. Strophomenate Brachiopods from the late Ordovician Boda Limestone of Sweden: their systematics and implications for palaeogeography. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3:243-282
Belongs to Anoptambonites according to L.R.M. Cocks 2005
Sister taxa: Anoptambonites convexus, Anoptambonites exedra, Anoptambonites grayae, Anoptambonites kovalevskii, Anoptambonites monetus, Anoptambonites myiomorpheus, Anoptambonites myriomorpheus, Anoptambonites pulchra, Anoptambonites subcarinata
Type specimen: BC 58170 (a dorsal valve showing the interior). Its type locality is Osmundsberget Quarry, Boda Limestone Fm., which is in a Katian/Hirnantian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Boda Limestone Formation of Sweden.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Sweden (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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