Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Full reference: T. W. Amsden. 1974. Late Ordovician and Early Silurian articulate brachiopods from Oklahoma, southwestern Illinois, and eastern Missouri. Bulletin - Oklahoma Geological Survey 119:1-154
Parent taxon: Furcitellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Amsden 1974 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bajanhongorella, Bekkerina, Crassoseptaria, Cyphomenoidea, Dactylogonia, Dzhebaglina, Furcitella, Geniculina, Geniculomena, Haljalanites, Karomena, Katastrophomena, Kirkina, Laevicyphomena, Luhaia, Maakina, Mansina, Megamyonia, Molongcola, Murinella, Oepikina, Oslomena, Panderites, Pentlandina, Quondongia, Sakunites, Tallinnites, Teratelasmella, Titanomena, Transridgeia, Trigrammaria, Trotlandella
Subtaxa: Biparetis caledonia Biparetis paucirugosus
Type: Biparetis paucirugosus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Quebec collection), the United Kingdom (6)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Yukon), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Missouri)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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