Lingulata - Acrotretida - Scaphelasmatidae
Parent taxon: Scaphelasmatidae according to J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer 2011
See also Cooper 1956, Holmer 1986, Holmer 1989, Popov 2000, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Artiotreta, Eoscaphelasma, Rhysotreta, Tobejalotreta
Subtaxa: Scaphelasma afflata Scaphelasma anomalatum Scaphelasma bukowkense Scaphelasma lamellosum Scaphelasma mica Scaphelasma pussillum Scaphelasma scutula Scaphelasma septatum Scaphelasma subquadratum Scaphelasma tumidatum
Type: Scaphelasma septatum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Uhaku of Sweden (5 collections)
• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama)
• Volkhov of Estonia (3)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Australia (4), Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador), Estonia (11), Ireland (2), Kazakhstan (2), Norway (8), Sweden (24), United States (1: Iowa)
Total: 63 collections including 71 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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