Clarkeia (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Eatoniidae

Alternative spelling: Rhynchonella (Clarkeia)

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

See also Reed 1925 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aratanea, Boucotella, Costellirostra, Diabolirhynchia, Eatonia, Eatonioides, Pegmarhynchia, Pleiopleurina, Sulcatina

Subtaxa: Clarkeia bodenbenderi

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Brazil (1 collection), South Africa (1)

• Silurian to Devonian of Argentina (1)

• Silurian of Argentina (9), Bolivia (1), the Czech Republic (3), France (3), Guinea (1), Mauritania (1), Peru (4)

Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence

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