Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Alternative spelling: Eostropheodonta (Castellaroina)
Parent taxon: Leptostrophiidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Benedetto and Montoya 2015 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Barbaestrophia, Brachyprion, Chynistrophia, Eomegastrophia, Eostropheodonta, Gamphalosia, Gibberostrophia, Leptostrophia, Mesoleptostrophia, Nervostrophia, Palaeoleptostrophia, Protoleptostrophia, Protomegastrophia, Retrorstrophia, Rotundostrophia, Tubulostrophia, Tudiaophomena, Tuvaechonetes, Tuvaestrophia, Velostrophia, Viodostrophia
Subtaxa: Castellaroina fascifer Castellaroina fuertensis Castellaroina telimelensis
Type: Tropidoleptus fascifer
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Argentina (1 collection)
• Silurian of Argentina (7), Guinea (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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