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), the Czech Republic (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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