Australostrophia (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amosina, Andalucinetes, Archaeochonetes, Asymmetrochonetes, Babina, Borealinetes, Chlupacina, Ctenochonetes, Dawsonelloides, Johnsonetes, Kentronetes, Leptochonetes, Novellinetes, Perichonetes, Pseudostrophochonetes, Sanjuanetes, Spinochonetes, Strophochonetes

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Argentina (1 collection), Bolivia (7), Brazil (3), Uruguay (1)

• Silurian of Paraguay (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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