Colaptomena Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Synonym: Macrocoelia

Parent taxon: Rafinesquininae according to M. Liljeroth et al. 2017

See also Cocks 2010, Congreve et al. 2015, Mitchell 1977, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Dirafinesquina, Hedstroemina, Heteromena, Hibernodonta, Odoratus, Pentagomena, Pirgumena, Rafinesquina, Rakverina, Shuangheella, Testaprica, Virunites

Subtaxa: Colaptomena auduni Colaptomena concentrica Colaptomena expansa Colaptomena leptostrophoidea Colaptomena macallumi Colaptomena obesa Colaptomena pseudopecten Macrocoelia champlainensis Macrocoelia concentrica Macrocoelia elegantula Macrocoelia insolita Macrocoelia llandeiloensis Macrocoelia magna Macrocoelia rotunda Macrocoelia ruedemanni

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Type: Colaptomena leptostrophoidea

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (4: Northwest Territories collections), Ireland (3), Latvia (4), Peru (1), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (68), United States (18: Alaska, Kentucky, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia)

• Chazy of United States (32: New York, Vermont)

• Llandeilo of Kazakhstan (1), the United Kingdom (7)

• Whiterockian of United States (4: Nevada)

Total: 145 collections including 151 occurrences

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