Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptellinidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245
Belongs to Palaeostrophomena according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014
See also Cooper 1956 and Williams 1962
Sister taxa: Palaeostrophomena canalis, Palaeostrophomena concava, Palaeostrophomena kilbuchoensis, Palaeostrophomena subarachnoidea, Palaeostrophomena subfilosa, Palaeostrophomena subtransversa, Palaeostrophomena superba
Type specimen: USNM 111080a, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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