Loperia (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Protorthidae

Parent taxon: Protorthidae according to A. Williams et al. 2007

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Glyptoria, Israelaria, Jamesella, Protorthis, Psiloria, Saesorthis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Loperia in the database

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