Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Alternative spelling: Rafinesquina (Kjaerina)
Parent taxon: Rafinesquinidae according to C. R. Congreve et al. 2015
See also Cocks 2010, Roomusoks 1993, Roomusoks 2004, Sepkoski 2002, Spjeldnaes 1957 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Crassitestella, Kiaeromena, Kjerulfina, Leptaeninae, Rafinesquininae, Scamnomena
Subtaxa: Kjaerina (Villasina) Kjaerina bipartita Kjaerina complanata Kjaerina hartae Kjaerina hedstroemi Kjaerina jonesi Kjaerina lepta Kjaerina orvikui Kjaerina poljensis Kjaerina poljiensis Kjaerina typa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Bolivia (1 collection), Canada (8: Manitoba), Estonia (9), Ireland (1), Italy (1), Latvia (1), Lithuania (4), Norway (7), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (35)
Total: 70 collections including 81 occurrences
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