Anazyga Davidson 1882 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Anazygidae

Synonyms: Hallina, Nuria

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

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Zhan and Jin 2005

Sister taxa: Pusillagutta, Zygatrypa, Zygospira

Subtaxa: Anazyga aequivalvis Anazyga orbis Anazyga recurvirostra

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Australia (4 collections), Canada (29: British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Québec), China (7), Estonia (2), the United Kingdom (2), United States (168: Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, Virginia, Wyoming)

Total: 212 collections each including a single occurrence

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