Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Parent taxon: Furcitellinae according to L. R. Cocks 2010
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Bajanhongorella, Bekkerina, Biparetis, Crassoseptaria, Cyphomenoidea, Dactylogonia, Dzhebaglina, Geniculina, Geniculomena, Haljalanites, Karomena, Katastrophomena, Kirkina, Laevicyphomena, Luhaia, Maakina, Mansina, Megamyonia, Molongcola, Murinella, Oepikina, Oslomena, Panderites, Pentlandina, Quondongia, Sakunites, Tallinnites, Teratelasmella, Titanomena, Transridgeia, Trigrammaria, Trotlandella
Subtaxa: Furcitella nodosa Furcitella plicata Furcitella scofieldi
Type: Furcitella plicata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (1 collection), Canada (6: Northwest Territories, Quebec), Norway (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (9: Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Virginia)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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