Cymostrophia Caster 1939 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Douvillinidae

Parent taxon: Protodouvillininae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Jones 1982, Kirk and Amsden 1952 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bojodouvillina, Contradouvillina, Douvillinella, Hercostrophia, Malurostrophia, Megastrophiella, Moravostrophia, Nadiastrophia, Paucistrophia, Phragmostrophia, Protodouvillina, Radiomena, Taemostrophia, Teichostrophia, Telaeoshaleria

Subtaxa: Cymostrophia (Protocymostrophia)

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Givetian of the Russian Federation (1 collection)

• Devonian of Afghanistan (1), Australia (19), Canada (42: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Yukon), China (11), Colombia (2), Czechia (3), Italy (2), Mongolia (1), New Zealand (1), the Russian Federation (14), Tajikistan (6), Ukraine (1), United States (4: Alaska, New York), Venezuela (1), Vietnam (3)

• Silurian of Australia (2), China (1)

Total: 115 collections including 126 occurrences

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