†family Leioriidae Cooper 1976 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Leioriidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1976. Lower Cambrian brachiopods from the Rift Valley (Isreal and Jordan). Journal of Paleontology 50(2):269-289

Parent taxon: Protorthoidea according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Cooper 1976

Sister taxon: Protorthidae

Subtaxa: Leioria

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Israel (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences

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