Floweria bellulus Clarke 1894 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae

Alternative combination: Orthothetes bellulus

Full reference: J. M. Clarke. 1894. Report on field work in Chenango County (New York). Annual Report of the Regents – New York State Museum 1894:529-557

Belongs to Floweria according to A. L. Stigall Rode 2005

See also Clarke 1894

Sister taxa: Floweria anomala, Floweria arctostriata, Floweria becraftensis, Floweria chemungensis, Floweria cornucopia, Floweria crassa, Floweria deformis, Floweria iowensis, Floweria lirella, Floweria magnacicatrix, Floweria pandora, Floweria perversa, Floweria prava, Floweria pseudoelegans, Floweria transversalis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Floweria bellulus in the database

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