†Brachyprion (Protomegastrophia) profunda Hall 1852 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
Alternative combinations: Leptaena profunda, Protomegastrophia profunda, Stropheodonta (Brachyprion) profunda, Strophodonta profunda
Belongs to Brachyprion (Protomegastrophia) according to J. Jin and B. D. E. Chatterton 1997
See also Hall 1867, Hall and Clarke 1892 and Northrop 1939
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (2: Quebec collections), United States (49: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New York, Wisconsin)
Total: 51 collections each including a single occurrence
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