Strophoprion euglypha Dalman 1828 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophonellidae

Alternative combinations: Leptaena euglypha, Strophomena euglypha, Strophonella (Strophonella) euglypha

Belongs to Strophoprion according to V. Havlicek and P. Storch 1990

See also Bassett and Cocks 1974 and Dalman 1828

Sister taxa: Strophonella (Quasistrophonella), Strophonella (Strophonella), Strophonella alterniradiata, Strophonella bohemica, Strophonella extensa, Strophonella gippslandica, Strophonella laxiplicata, Strophonella loeblichi, Strophonella patenta, Strophonella punctulifera, Strophonella semifasciata, Strophoprion geniculatum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jaani of Estonia (1 collection), Lithuania (2)

• Silurian of Belarus (2), Canada (1: New Brunswick), the Czech Republic (6), Estonia (1), Latvia (1), Lithuania (3), Mexico (1), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (2), Sweden (5), Ukraine (2), the United Kingdom (15), United States (1: Maine)

Total: 44 collections each including a single occurrence

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