Family Velellidae Brandt 1835

Hydrozoa - Siphonophorida - Velellidae

Parent taxon: Siphonophorida according to D. W. Fisher 1957

See also Bayer et al. 1956

Sister taxon: Protolyella

Subtaxa: Plectodiscus Silurovelella

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (1: Nevada collection)

• Namurian of Egypt (1)

• Devonian of United States (1: Montana)

• Silurian of United States (2: New York)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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