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, Palaeoleptostrophia, Protoleptostrophia, Retrorstrophia, Rotundostrophia, Tubulostrophia, Tudiaophomena, Tuvaechonetes, Tuvaestrophia, Velostrophia, Viodostrophia
Subtaxa: Protomegastrophia semiglobosa
Type: Protomegastrophia profunda
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jaani of Estonia (2 collections)
• Niagaran of Canada (2: Québec)
• Silurian of Canada (9: New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec), the Czech Republic (7), Ireland (1), Norway (2), Sweden (6), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (27: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New York, Wisconsin), Venezuela (1)
Total: 61 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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