†Rhysostrophia (lamp shell)
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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
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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