Anoptambonites grayae Davidson 1883 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Hesperomenidae

Alternative combinations: Leptaena grayae, Leptella grayae

Belongs to Anoptambonites according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014

See also Cocks 2005, Mitchell 1977, Rasmussen et al. 2012, Reed 1917 and Williams 1962

Sister taxa: Anoptambonites convexus, Anoptambonites exedra, Anoptambonites kovalevskii, Anoptambonites monetus, Anoptambonites myiomorpheus, Anoptambonites myriomorpheus, Anoptambonites pulchra, Anoptambonites subcarinata, Anoptambonites williamsi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the Russian Federation (1 collection), the United Kingdom (3), United States (2: Alaska)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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