Elita (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Alternative spelling: Elyta

Parent taxon: Elythinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Kitakamithyris

Subtaxa: Elita fimbriata Elytha

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Type: Delthyris fimbriatus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Givetian of United States (1: Missouri collection)

• Devonian of Canada (9: Northwest Territories, Ontario), China (1), Colombia (20), the Russian Federation (2), United States (171: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin), Venezuela (2)

• Silurian to Devonian of Pakistan (1)

Total: 207 collections including 209 occurrences

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