Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Alternative combinations: Leptaena trilobata, Strophomena trilobita
Full reference: D.D. Owen. 1852. Report of a geological survey of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota and incidentally a portion of Nebraska Territory 1-633
Belongs to Strophomena according to S. A. Miller 1877
See also Owen 1852 and Rice and Hedblom 1987
Sister taxa: Streptorhynchus (Strophomena), Strophomena (Actinomena), Strophomena (Eostrophomena), Strophomena (Keilamena), Strophomena (Pentlandina), Strophomena (Strophomena), Strophomena aesopea, Strophomena amoena, Strophomena arcuata, Strophomena auburnensis, Strophomena billingsi, Strophomena cancellata, Strophomena compressa, Strophomena concordensis, Strophomena depressa, Strophomena dignata, Strophomena extensa, Strophomena filitexta, Strophomena folium, Strophomena fontinalis, Strophomena girvanensis, Strophomena grandes, Strophomena hollii, Strophomena huronensis, Strophomena incurvata, Strophomena inspeciosa, Strophomena keilhaui, Strophomena lata, Strophomena lethea, Strophomena magna, Strophomena maysvillensis, Strophomena nutans, Strophomena occidentalis, Strophomena parvula, Strophomena parvula, Strophomena pectenoides, Strophomena pectinoides, Strophomena planoconvexa, Strophomena planumbona, Strophomena plattinensis, Strophomena rhomboidalis, Strophomena rukavishnikovae, Strophomena satterfieldi, Strophomena scofieldi, Strophomena septata, Strophomena varsensis, Strophomena vetusta
Type specimen: USNM 17875, a shell. Its type locality is Near the Agency, Turkey River, which is in a Shermanian carbonate limestone in the Cummingsville Formation of Iowa.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario collection), United States (17: Illinois, Iowa, Iowa, Minnesota)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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