Trematospira (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Homoeospira, Homoeospirella, Pseudoparazyga, Rhyncholeptospira, Rhynchospirina

Subtaxa: Trematospira perforata

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (2: Ontario collections), United States (33: California, Nevada, New York, Tennessee)

• Silurian to Devonian of United States (1: Oklahoma)

• Silurian of United States (19: California, New York)

Total: 55 collections including 56 occurrences

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