Dictyonina Cooper 1942 (lamp shell)

Paterinata - Paterinida - Paterinidae

Parent taxon: Paterinidae according to D. L. Bruton and D. A. T. Harper 2000

See also Bengtson 1992, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Cordatia, Dictyonites, Kolihium, Lacunites, Micromitra, Paterina, Wynnia

Subtaxa: Dictyonina minutipuncta Dictyonina ornatella Dictyonina pannula Dictyonina perforata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (1: British Columbia), Denmark (2), France (1), Kazakhstan (5), Mexico (2), Norway (1), United States (17: Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)

• Solvan of Australia (1), Sweden (1)

• Amgan of Kazakhstan (5)

• Delamaran of Canada (3: British Columbia), Mexico (3), United States (6: California, Montana, Utah)

Total: 49 collections including 51 occurrences

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