Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
Alternative combination: Schuchertella crassa
Full reference: J. Imbrie. 1959. Brachiopods of the Traverse Group (Devonian) of Michigan: Part 1. Dalmanellacea, Pentameracea, Strophomenacea, Orthotetacea, Chonetacea, and Productacea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 116(4):345-410
Belongs to Floweria according to A. L. Stigall Rode 2005
See also Imbrie 1959
Sister taxa: Floweria anomala, Floweria arctostriata, Floweria becraftensis, Floweria bellulus, Floweria chemungensis, Floweria cornucopia, Floweria deformis, Floweria iowensis, Floweria lirella, Floweria magnacicatrix, Floweria pandora, Floweria perversa, Floweria prava, Floweria pseudoelegans, Floweria transversalis
Type specimen: USNM 142316, a shell
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (2: Ontario collections), United States (5: Michigan)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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