Rhysostrophia (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Tetralobulidae

Parent taxon: Syntrophopsinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Altunella, Bobinella, Hesperotrophia, Palaeostrophia, Plectotrophia, Syntrophopsis, Tcharella

Subtaxa: Rhysostrophia nevadensis Rhysostrophia occidentalis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Whiterockian of United States (9: California, Nevada collections)

• Ordovician of Canada (1: Newfoundland), China (1), United States (4: California)

Total: 15 collections including 19 occurrences

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