Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Grorudiidae
Synonym: Yuanbaella
Full reference: R. B. Neuman. 1976. Early Ordovician (Late Arenig) brachiopods from Virgin Arm, New World Island, Newfoundland. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 261:11-61
Parent taxon: Grorudiidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Neuman 1976 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Diambonioidea, Grorudia, Railtonella, Tetraodontella
Subtaxa: Calyptolepta diaphragma Calyptolepta huanghuaensis
Type: Calyptolepta diaphragma
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Newfoundland collections), China (5), Estonia (1), Iran (1), Kazakhstan (2), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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