Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Constellariidae
Parent taxon: Constellariidae according to M. Zhang et al. 2018
See also Bassler 1911, Bassler 1953, Bolton and Cuffey 2005, Sepkoski 2002 and Utgaard 1981
Sister taxa: Idiotrypa, Lunaferamita, Revalopora, Stellipora, Xenotrypa
Subtaxa: Constellaria florida Constellaria islensis Constellaria polystomella Constellaria varia
Type: Constellaria florida
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Mongolia (1 collection)
• Chazyan of Canada (10: Quebec), United States (3: Vermont, Virginia)
• Ordovician of Argentina (2), Canada (4: British Columbia, Ontario), China (1), Estonia (3), United States (95: Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee)
Total: 119 collections including 141 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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