Meifodia (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Lissatrypidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Temple 1987

Sister taxa: Atrypellina, Aulacatrypa, Australina, Cerasina, Cyclospirinae, Holynatrypa, Levispira, Lissatrypinae, Parmula, Protozyginae, Radimatrypa, Shrockia, Tectatrypa

Subtaxa: Meifodia ovalis Meifodia prima Meifodia subundata Meifodia tulkulensis

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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 (61)

• Ordovician to Silurian of Norway (1)

Total: 102 collections including 105 occurrences

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