Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Full reference: R. Zhan, J. Jin, J. Rong and Y. Liang. 2013. The earliest known strophomenoids (Brachiopoda) from early Middle Ordovician rocks of South China. Palaeontology 56(5):1121-1148

Parent taxon: Strophomeninae according to R. Zhan et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Actinomena, Drummuckina, Esilia, Gunnarella, Holtedahlina, Infurca, Leigerina, Longvillia, Pseudostrophomena, Rhipidomena, Rugomena, Saxbyonia, Semnanostrophia, Strophomena, Tetraphalerella

Subtaxa: Ochyromena plana

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Type: Ochyromena plana

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shuanghe, Changning (Ordovician of China)

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