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, Stropheodonta (Brachyprion) sefinensis

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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