Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
Alternative combinations: Floweria iowenis, Schuchertella iowenis, Schuchertella iowensis
Full reference: M. A. Stainbrook. 1943. Strophomenacea of the Cedar Valley Limestone of Iowa. Journal of Paleontology 17(1):39-59
Belongs to Floweria according to A. L. Stigall Rode 2005
See also Day 1988 and Stainbrook 1943
Sister taxa: Floweria anomala, Floweria arctostriata, Floweria becraftensis, Floweria bellulus, Floweria chemungensis, Floweria cornucopia, Floweria crassa, Floweria deformis, Floweria lirella, Floweria magnacicatrix, Floweria pandora, Floweria perversa, Floweria prava, Floweria pseudoelegans, Floweria transversalis
Type specimen: UIPR 6-323A, a shell. Its type locality is Brandon. waterlooensis zone, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Little Cedar Formation of Iowa.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Givetian of United States (1: Missouri collection)
• Devonian of United States (12: Iowa)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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