†Mesoleptostrophia filosa Sowerby 1839 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Alternative combinations: Leptostrophia filosa, Orthis filosa, Stropheodonta (Leptostrophia) filosa
Belongs to Mesoleptostrophia according to O. A. Hoel 2011
See also Bassett and Cocks 1974, de Sowerby and Murchison 1839 and Reed 1917
Sister taxa: Mesoleptostrophia (Mesoleptostrophia), Mesoleptostrophia (Paraleptostrophia), Mesoleptostrophia cocksi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jaani of Estonia (1 collection), Lithuania (1)
• Silurian of Ireland (1), Lithuania (7), Mongolia (2), the Russian Federation (1), Sweden (6), the United Kingdom (17)
Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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