†Anoplotheca (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Parent taxon: Anoplothecinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bifida, Butkovia, Dnestrina
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Colombia (1 collection), the Czech Republic (1), France (5), Germany (3), Spain (2), United States (6: Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee)
• Silurian of United States (2: Georgia, Virginia)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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