Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Parent taxon: Leptostrophiidae according to P. Musteikis and L. R. M. Cocks 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Barbaestrophia, Brachyprion, Castellaroina, Chynistrophia, Eomegastrophia, Eostropheodonta, Gamphalosia, Gibberostrophia, Leptostrophia, Mesoleptostrophia, Nervostrophia, Protoleptostrophia, Protomegastrophia, Retrorstrophia, Rotundostrophia, Tubulostrophia, Tudiaophomena, Tuvaechonetes, Tuvaestrophia, Velostrophia, Viodostrophia
Subtaxa: Palaeoleptostrophia antecedens Palaeoleptostrophia compressa Palaeoleptostrophia jamesoni Palaeoleptostrophia ostrina Palaeoleptostrophia tenuis
Type: Stropheodonta jamesoni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of China (1 collection), Estonia (1), Norway (6), the United Kingdom (22)
• Ordovician of China (1)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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