†order Trimerellida (lamp shell)

Craniata - Trimerellida

Parent taxon: Craniata according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Kiessling 2008 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Craniida, Craniopsida, Melbournopterus, Patella ottomana

Subtaxa: Adenus Trimerelloidea

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Niagaran of United States (2: Indiana, Ohio collections)

• Silurian of Australia (2), Canada (23: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario), China (3), the Czech Republic (2), the Russian Federation (4), Sweden (4), the United Kingdom (2), United States (17: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin)

• Arenig of Spain (1)

• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (1: Nunavut)

• Ordovician of Australia (16), Canada (10: Manitoba, Ontario, Québec), China (5), Kazakhstan (2), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (6), United States (1: Maine)

Total: 104 collections including 117 occurrences

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