†Glossoleptaena emarginata Barrande 1879 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Alternative combinations: Leptaena emarginata, Strophomena emarginata
Belongs to Glossoleptaena according to O. I. Nikiforova et al. 1985
See also Barrande 1879, Curtis 1972, Havlicek 1967 and Temple 1987
Sister taxon: Glossoleptaena pixis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Czechia (3 collections), Ukraine (4)
• Silurian of Czechia (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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