†Austinella Foerste 1909 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Parent taxon: Plaesiomyinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Howe 1988, Potter 1990 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Campylorthis, Chaulistomella, Dinorthis, Madiorthis, Multicostella, Plaesiomys, Retrorsirostra, Valcourea
Subtaxa: Austinella kankakensis Austinella multicostella Austinella sarybulakensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (6: Nunavut, Nunvait collections), China (1), Kazakhstan (2), the Russian Federation (2), United States (29: Alaska, California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence
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