Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Alternative combinations: Brachyprion compressa, Leptostrophia (Leptostrophia) compressa, Mesoleptostrophia (Mesoleptostrophia) compressa, Orthis compressa
Full reference: J. C. de Sowerby and R. I. Murchison. 1839. The Silurian System. Part 2. Organic Remains. The Silurian System 2:579-768
Belongs to Palaeoleptostrophia according to L. R. M. Cocks 2019
See also Cocks 1967, Cocks 2008, de Sowerby and Murchison 1839 and Rong and Cocks 1994
Sister taxa: Palaeoleptostrophia antecedens, Palaeoleptostrophia jamesoni, Palaeoleptostrophia ostrina, Palaeoleptostrophia tenuis
Type specimen: GSM R6879, a valve (brachial valve)
Distribution:
• Silurian of Estonia (1 collection), Norway (6), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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