Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptellinidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245
Belongs to Glyptambonites according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014
See also Cooper 1956 and Williams 1962
Sister taxa: Glyptambonites magnificus, Glyptambonites musculosus
Type specimen: USNM 117383a, a shell. Its type locality is Porterfield Quarry, 5 miles northeast of Saltville, which is in an Ashbyan reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Edinburg Formation of Virginia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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