Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae
Parent taxon: Arthrostylidae according to R. S. Bassler 1953
See also Bassler 1911, Lobdell 1992 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arthroclema, Arthrostyloecia, Arthrostylus, Arthrotrypa, Cuneatopora, Glauconome, Glauconomella, Heloclema, Helopora, Heminematopora, Hemiulrichostylus, Hexites, Moyerella, Nematopora, Nematoporella, Paracuneatopora, Permoheloclema, Pseudonematopora, Ulrichostylus
Subtaxa: Sceptropora estoniensis Sceptropora facula Sceptropora florida Sceptropora francisca
Type: Sceptropora facula
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Canada (6: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Quebec), Estonia (4), Norway (2), United States (11: Illinois, Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 24 collections including 29 occurrences
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