†family Allwynellidae Hints and Harper 2008 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Allwynellidae

Full reference: L. Hints and D. A. T. Harper. 2008. The brachiopods Alwynella and Grorudia: homeomorphic plectambonitoids in the Middle and Upper Ordovician of Baltoscandia. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 98:271-280

Parent taxon: Plectambonitoidea according to L. Hints and D. A. T. Harper 2008

Sister taxa: Aegiromenidae, Alwynellidae, Bimuriidae, Christianiidae, Grorudiidae, Hesperomenidae, Leptellinidae, Leptestiidae, Paucicostella, Plectambonitidae, Sowerbyellidae, Strophodontidae, Syndielasmatidae, Taffiidae, Tafflidae, Xenambonitidae, Anoptambonitidae

Subtaxa: Alwynella

View classification

Type: Alwynella

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Uhaku of Norway (1 collection), Sweden (1)

• Ordovician of Norway (4)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details