Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Full reference: L. R. M. Cocks. 1967. Llandovery stropheodontids from the Welsh Borderland. Palaeontology 10(2):245-265
Parent taxon: Brachyprion according to K. Dewing 1999
Sister taxa: Brachyprion (Brachyprion), Brachyprion (Erinostrophia), Brachyprion arenacea, Brachyprion arenaceus, Brachyprion attenuata, Brachyprion kurzemensis, Brachyprion leda, Brachyprion mirabilis, Brachyprion portlocki, Brachyprion robustus, Stropheodonta (Brachyprion) arata, Stropheodonta (Brachyprion) gibbera, Stropheodonta (Brachyprion) sefinensis
Subtaxa: none
Type: Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia) ethica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (47: Quebec collections)
Total: 47 collections including 91 occurrences