Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Hesperomenidae
Belongs to Anoptambonites according to C. M. O. Rasmussen et al. 2012
See also Cocks 2005 and Potter 1990
Sister taxa: Anoptambonites convexus, Anoptambonites exedra, Anoptambonites grayae, Anoptambonites kovalevskii, Anoptambonites monetus, Anoptambonites myiomorpheus, Anoptambonites pulchra, Anoptambonites subcarinata, Anoptambonites williamsi
Type specimen: Its type locality is USNM 18118a, which is in an Ashgill carbonate limestone in the Horseshoe Gulch Formation of California
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (25: California collections)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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