†Meifodia (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Lissatrypidae
Parent taxon: Lissatrypidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Atrypellina, Aulacatrypa, Australina, Cerasina, Cyclospirinae, Holynatrypa, Levispira, Lissatrypinae, Parmula, Protozyginae, Radimatrypa, Shrockia, Tectatrypa
Subtaxa: Meifodia prima Meifodia subundata Meifodia tulkulensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Australia (2 collections), Canada (4: Nunavut, Quebec, Québec), China (1), Estonia (1), Kazakhstan (7), Norway (20), the Russian Federation (5), the United Kingdom (94)
• Ordovician to Silurian of Norway (1)
Total: 135 collections including 138 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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