Amerista (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aulidospira, Camarium, Dicamara, Dicamaropsis, Merista, Tyrganiella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Mexico (9 collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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