Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

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: Rafinesquininae according to R. Zhan et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Colaptomena, Dirafinesquina, Hedstroemina, Heteromena, Hibernodonta, Odoratus, Pentagomena, Pirgumena, Rafinesquina, Rakverina, Testaprica, Virunites

Subtaxa: Shuangheella elongata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

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

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