Hypothyridina Buckman 1906 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Hypothyridinidae

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

See also Savage and Baxter 1995 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Glosshypothyridina, Lorangerella, Pseudouncinulus, Uchtella, Xiaobangdaia

Subtaxa: Hypothyridina emmonsi

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Afghanistan (2 collections), Austria (1), Canada (3: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Ontario), China (4), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (1), the Russian Federation (6), United States (22: Alaska, Iowa, Nevada, New Mexico, New York)

• Silurian of United States (1: California)

Total: 41 collections including 42 occurrences

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