Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Synonym: Ludfordina Kelly 1967
Parent taxon: Leptaeninae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Kelly 1967, Sepkoski 2002 and Temple 1987
Sister taxa: Astamena, Bracteoleptaena, Estonomena, Harjumena, Hingganoleptaena, Hollardina, Lepidoleptaena, Leptaena, Leptaenopyxis, Leptagonia, Limbimurina, Lioleptaena, Lissoleptaena, Mackerrovia, Notoleptaena, Oandumena, Rugoleptaena, Schmidtomena, Tchadania, Rhactomena
Subtaxa: Glossoleptaena emarginata Glossoleptaena pixis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of the Czech Republic (7 collections), Ukraine (5)
• Silurian of the Czech Republic (1), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences
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