Kvania Havlicek 1994 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Giraldiellidae

Parent taxon: Giraldiellidae according to A. Williams et al. 2007

See also Benedetto 2007

Sister taxa: Comatopoma, Famatinorthis, Gelidorthina, Gelidorthis, Giraldiella, Phaceloorthis, Proteorthis, Scaphorthis, Tazzarinia

Subtaxa: Kvania azulpampensis Kvania lariensis Kvania mergli Kvania primigenia

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Tremadoc of Argentina (6 collections), Bolivia (1), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (1)

• Cambrian of Argentina (2)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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