Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Hesperomenidae
Full reference: L. E. Popov, L. R. M. Cocks, and I. F. Nikitin. 2002. Upper Ordovician brachiopods from the Anderken Formation, Kazakhstan: their ecology and systematics. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Geology Series 58(1):13-79
Belongs to Anoptambonites according to L. E. Popov et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Anoptambonites exedra, Anoptambonites grayae, Anoptambonites kovalevskii, Anoptambonites monetus, Anoptambonites myiomorpheus, Anoptambonites myriomorpheus, Anoptambonites pulchra, Anoptambonites subcarinata, Anoptambonites williamsi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Anderkenyn-Akchoku, Chu-Ili Range, sample 100, which is in a Caradoc perireef or subreef limestone in the Anderken Formation of Kazakhstan
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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