†Aesopomum varistriatus Johnson 1970 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
Full reference: J. G. Johnson. 1970. Great Basin Lower Devonian Brachiopoda. Geological Society of America Special Paper (131)1-421
Belongs to Aesopomum according to J. G. Johnson 1970
Sister taxon: Aesopomum delicatum
Type specimen: USNM 156885, a valve (pedicle valve)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (2: Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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