Esilia (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Actinomena, Drummuckina, Gunnarella, Holtedahlina, Infurca, Leigerina, Longvillia, Ochyromena, Pseudostrophomena, Rhipidomena, Rugomena, Saxbyonia, Semnanostrophia, Strophomena, Tetraphalerella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Esilia in the database

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