Floweria perversa Hall 1857 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae

Alternative combinations: Eoschuchertella perversa, Orthis perversa, Schuchertella perversa, Streptorhynchus chemungensis perversa

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

See also Hall 1867, Linsley 1994 and Shimer and Shrock 1944

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

Type specimen: AMNH 37277

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (5: New York collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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