†family Glassiidae Schuchert and LeVene 1929 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Glassiidae

Parent taxon: Glassioidea according to A. Williams et al. 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Glassia Karbous Nanatrypa Peratos Trigonatrypa

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Type: Glassia

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Australia (1), Austria (1), Canada (8: Northwest Territories, Yukon), China (11), the Czech Republic (12), Morocco (2), Poland (4), United States (2: Nevada)

• Clinton of Canada (4: British Columbia)

• Silurian of Australia (1), Belarus (1), Canada (17: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, Yukon Territory), China (1), the Czech Republic (2), Estonia (1), Lithuania (12), Mongolia (2), Norway (4), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (22), United States (3: California, Nevada)

Total: 113 collections including 134 occurrences

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