Whidbornella (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Araksalosiidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthatia, Araksalosia, Hamlingella, Ruthiphiala

Subtaxa: Whidbornella lachrymosa

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois, Iowa/Illinois collections)

• Devonian to Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1)

• Devonian of Afghanistan (8), Belgium (2), China (1), France (3), Germany (11), Morocco (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (38: Alaska, Iowa, Montana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania)

Total: 73 collections including 82 occurrences

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