†family Kayserellidae Wright 1965 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Kayserellidae

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

Sister taxa: Angusticardiniidae, Dalmanellidae, Dicoelosiidae, Harknessellidae, Heterorthidae, Hypsomoniidae, Mystrophoridae, Paurorthidae, Platyorthidae, Portranellidae, Proschizophoriidae, Rhipidomellidae, Tyronellidae

Subtaxa: Kayserella

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Type: Kayserella

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (3: Yukon), China (1), Germany (1), Myanmar (2)

• Silurian of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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