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
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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