Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Parent taxon: Rhabdomesidae according to A. Ernst et al. 2008
See also Bassler 1953 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthoclema, Ascopora, Ascoporella, Bactropora, Coeloconus, Euthyrhombopora, Fehlerpora, Goldfussitrypa, Hyalotoechus, Idioclema, Linotaxis, Megacanthopora, Nemataxidra, Nemataxis, Nematotrypa, Nicklesopora, Ottoseetaxis, Paranicklesopora, Petaloporella, Pseudorhabdomeson, Rhabdomeson, Spirillopora, Tropidopora, Uralotrypa, Vidronovella
Subtaxa: Orthopora punctata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Oman (2 collections)
• Devonian of Belarus (1), China (1), the Czech Republic (1), France (1), Poland (1), Spain (7)
• Silurian of Belarus (2), Norway (2), United States (1: Maryland)
• Ordovician of Sweden (1)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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