Raunites (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae

Synonym: Rauna Öpik 1932 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Polytoechiidae according to T. P. Topper et al. 2013

See also Öpik 1932, Opik 1934, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Acanthotoechia, Admixtella, Antigonambonites, Asymphylotoechia, Eremotoechia, Martellia, Peritritoechia, Platytoechia, Polytoechia, Protambonites, Tritoechia

Subtaxa: Rauna strophomenoides Rauna wolchowiana Raunites janischewskyi Raunites venusta

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Type: Orthisina janischewskyi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Volkhov of the Russian Federation (19 collections)

• Ordovician of the Russian Federation (2)

Total: 21 collections including 43 occurrences

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