†Plectotrophia (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Tetralobulidae
Parent taxon: Syntrophopsinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Zhan et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Altunella, Bobinella, Hesperotrophia, Palaeostrophia, Rhysostrophia, Syntrophopsis, Tcharella
Subtaxa: Plectotrophia bridgei Plectotrophia imparicostata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Cambrian of China (7), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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