Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Full reference: E. S. Salmon. 1942. Mohawkian Rafinesquinae. Journal of Paleontology 16(5):564-603
Parent taxon: Strophomenidae according to E. S. Salmon 1942
See also Alikhova 1953, Congreve et al. 2015, Jakobsen et al. 2014, Macomber 1970, Mitchell 1977, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Bellimurina, Chunanomena, Gosaukammerella, Iberomena, Leptaenoideinae, Nasutimena, Oepikinae, Orthotetinae, Oxostrophomena, Rafinesquinae, Septomena, Strophomeninae
Subtaxa: Opikina clara Opikina expatiata Opikina extensa Opikina glabella Opikina matutina Opikina nasuta Opikina parvula Opikina platys Opikina rugosa Opikina septata Opikina varia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (18: Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec collections), the Russian Federation (15), United States (11: California, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin)
• Whiterockian of United States (2: Nevada)
Total: 46 collections including 69 occurrences
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