†Aenigmastrophia Boucot 1971 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Aenigmastrophiidae
Full reference: A. J. Boucot. 1971. Aenigmastrophia, new genus, a difficult Silurian brachiopod. Paleozoic Perspectives A Paleontological Tribute to G. Arthur Cooper 155-158
Parent taxon: Aenigmastrophiidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Boucot 1971 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Rugolepyros, Vadimia
Subtaxa: Aenigmastrophia cooperi Aenigmastrophia greggi
Type: Aenigmastrophia cooperi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (3: California, Nevada collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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