Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Glyptomenidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245
Parent taxon: Glyptomeninae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Cooper 1956 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Avdeevella, Buminomena, Bystromena, Glyptomena, Linostrophomena, Mjoesina, Paromalomena, Pionomena, Platymena, Pomeromena, Primotimena, Proboscisambon, Qianomena, Resupinsculpta
Subtaxa: Hesperinia asturica Hesperinia kirki Hesperinia sinensis
Type: Hesperinia kirki
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (1 collection), Spain (1), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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