Brachyprion attenuata Amsden 1951 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Full reference: T. W. Amsden. 1951. Brachiopods of the Henryhouse Formation (Silurian) of Oklahoma. Journal of Paleontology 25(1 [3]):69-96

Belongs to Brachyprion according to T. W. Amsden 1951

Sister taxa: Brachyprion (Brachyprion), Brachyprion (Eomegastrophia), Brachyprion (Erinostrophia), Brachyprion arenacea, Brachyprion arenaceus, Brachyprion kurzemensis, Brachyprion leda, Brachyprion mirabilis, Brachyprion portlocki, Brachyprion robustus, Stropheodonta (Brachyprion) arata, Stropheodonta (Brachyprion) gibbera

Type specimen: USNM 115376

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of United States (10: Oklahoma collections), Venezuela (1)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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