Infurca Percival 1979 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Full reference: I. G. Percival. 1979. Ordovician plectambonitacean brachiopods from New South Wales. Alcheringa 3(2):91-116

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Infurca tessellata

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Type: Infurca tessellata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at L051. 'Kurrajong Park', north of Gunningbland (Ordovician of Australia)

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