†subfamily Mariannellinae Sapelnikov and Rukavishnikova 1975 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Virgianidae

Parent taxon: Virgianidae according to C. M. O. Rasmussen et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Mariannaellinae, Pleurodiinae, Pseudoconchidium, Virgianinae

Subtaxa: Brevilamnulella

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of China (10 collections), the United Kingdom (7), United States (3: Missouri)

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Northwest Territories), China (1), Norway (6), Sweden (3), United States (8: Alaska, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma)

Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence

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