Anoplia (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Anopliidae

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

See also Boucot et al. 2008 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Adatsagochonetes, Anopliella, Anopliopsis, Chonetina, Cyrtoniscus, Demonedys, Gatia, Glabrichonetina, Kaninochonetes, Tornquistia, Yagonia, Tschernovia, Parvichonetes, Neotornquistia

Subtaxa: Anoplia elongata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Argentina (2 collections), Brazil (2), Germany (1), United States (10: Nevada, New York, Virginia), Venezuela (1)

Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences

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